"unification program"

#13042599

30 November 2025

Samiksha Baskota, chair of the Bibeksheel Sajha Party, rings the bell during the merger program with the Rastriya Swatantra Party at the Rastriya Sabha Griha in Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 30, 2025. The parties unify under the RSP name, retaining the bell as the election symbol, with Bibeksheel Sajha leaders joining a federal leadership platform until the next general convention.

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#13042604

30 November 2025

Ranju Darshana, a leader of the Bibeksheel Sajha Party, attends the merger program with the Rastriya Swatantra Party at the Rastriya Sabha Griha in Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 30, 2025. The parties unify under the RSP name, retaining the bell as the election symbol, with Bibeksheel Sajha leaders joining a federal leadership platform until the next general convention.

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#13042605

30 November 2025

Samikchya Baskota, chair of the Bibeksheel Sajha Party, attends the merger program with the Rastriya Swatantra Party at the Rastriya Sabha Griha in Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 30, 2025. The parties unify under the RSP name, retaining the bell as the election symbol, with Bibeksheel Sajha leaders joining a federal leadership platform until the next general convention.

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#13042606

30 November 2025

Dol Prasad Aryal, a leader of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), attends the merger program with the Rastriya Swatantra Party at the Rastriya Sabha Griha in Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 30, 2025. The parties unify under the RSP name, retaining the bell as the election symbol, with Bibeksheel Sajha leaders joining a federal leadership platform until the next general convention.

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#13031711

27 November 2025

Former Nepali Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal addresses a party unification program in Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 27, 2025. Pro-unification factions from four more parties merge with the Nepali Communist Party, which forms on November 5. The latest round of merger between the communist parties of Nepal includes the Janata Samajwadi Party's pro-unification faction led by Federal Council Chairman Rajendra Shrestha, the Janajagaran Party Nepal, the rebel group of the CPN (Majority), and the rebel group of the CPN (Maoist). The unification announcement ceremony is attended by Nepali Communist Party Coordinator Pushpa Kamal Dahal, Co-coordinator Madhav Kumar Nepal, leaders Jhala Nath Khanal, Bamdev Gautam, Narayan Kaji Shrestha, Ganga Narayan Tuladhar, and others. Rajendra Shrestha and other leaders from the groups taking part in the merger are also present at the event. Ten groups, including the CPN (Maoist Center) and CPN (Unified Socialist), announce their unification to form the Nepali Communist Party on November 5. Later, two more parties, including the one led by Bhim Rawal, also join the newly-formed party. With the addition of the groups joining on Thursday, the total number of groups merging with the NCP reaches 16.

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#13031721

27 November 2025

Former Nepali Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal addresses a party unification program in Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 27, 2025. Pro-unification factions from four more parties merge with the Nepali Communist Party, which is formed on November 5. The latest round of merger between the communist parties of Nepal includes the Janata Samajwadi Party's pro-unification faction led by Federal Council Chairman Rajendra Shrestha, the Janajagaran Party Nepal, the rebel group of the CPN (Majority), and the rebel group of the CPN (Maoist). The unification announcement ceremony is attended by Nepali Communist Party Coordinator Pushpa Kamal Dahal, Co-coordinator Madhav Kumar Nepal, leaders Jhala Nath Khanal, Bamdev Gautam, Narayan Kaji Shrestha, Ganga Narayan Tuladhar, and others. Rajendra Shrestha and other leaders from the groups taking part in the merger are also present at the event. Ten groups, including the CPN (Maoist Center) and CPN (Unified Socialist), announce their unification to form the Nepali Communist Party on November 5. Later, two more parties, including the one led by Bhim Rawal, also join the newly-formed party. With the addition of the groups joining on Thursday, the total number of groups merging with the NCP reaches 16.

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#13031728

27 November 2025

Former Nepali Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal addresses a party unification program in Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 27, 2025. Pro-unification factions from four more parties merge with the Nepali Communist Party, which forms on November 5. The latest round of merger between the communist parties of Nepal includes the Janata Samajwadi Party's pro-unification faction led by Federal Council Chairman Rajendra Shrestha, the Janajagaran Party Nepal, the rebel group of the CPN (Majority), and the rebel group of the CPN (Maoist). The unification announcement ceremony is attended by Nepali Communist Party Coordinator Pushpa Kamal Dahal, Co-coordinator Madhav Kumar Nepal, leaders Jhala Nath Khanal, Bamdev Gautam, Narayan Kaji Shrestha, Ganga Narayan Tuladhar, and others. Rajendra Shrestha and other leaders from the groups taking part in the merger are also present at the event. Ten groups, including the CPN (Maoist Center) and CPN (Unified Socialist), announce their unification to form the Nepali Communist Party on November 5. Later, two more parties, including the one led by Bhim Rawal, also join the newly-formed party. With the addition of the groups joining on Thursday, the total number of groups merging with the NCP reaches 16.

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#13031720

27 November 2025

Nepali human rights activist and acid-attack survivor Mushkan Khatun attends a party unification program in Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 27, 2025. Pro-unification factions from four more parties merge with the Nepali Communist Party, which is formed on November 5. The latest round of merger between the communist parties of Nepal includes the Janata Samajwadi Party's pro-unification faction led by Federal Council Chairman Rajendra Shrestha, the Janajagaran Party Nepal, the rebel group of the CPN (Majority), and the rebel group of the CPN (Maoist). The unification announcement ceremony is attended by Nepali Communist Party Coordinator Pushpa Kamal Dahal, Co-coordinator Madhav Kumar Nepal, leaders Jhala Nath Khanal, Bamdev Gautam, Narayan Kaji Shrestha, Ganga Narayan Tuladhar, and others. Rajendra Shrestha and other leaders from the groups taking part in the merger are also present at the event. Ten groups, including the CPN (Maoist Center) and CPN (Unified Socialist), announce their unification to form the Nepali Communist Party on November 5. Later, two more parties, including the one led by Bhim Rawal, also join the newly-formed party. With the addition of the groups joining on Thursday, the total number of groups merging with the NCP reaches 16.

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#13031724

27 November 2025

Nepali Human Rights activist and acid-attack survivor Mushkan Khatun addresses a party unification program in Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 27, 2025. Pro-unification factions from four more parties merge with the Nepali Communist Party, which is formed on November 5. The latest round of merger between the communist parties of Nepal includes the Janata Samajwadi Party's pro-unification faction led by Federal Council Chairman Rajendra Shrestha, the Janajagaran Party Nepal, the rebel group of the CPN (Majority), and the rebel group of the CPN (Maoist). The unification announcement ceremony is attended by Nepali Communist Party Coordinator Pushpa Kamal Dahal, Co-coordinator Madhav Kumar Nepal, leaders Jhala Nath Khanal, Bamdev Gautam, Narayan Kaji Shrestha, Ganga Narayan Tuladhar, and others. Rajendra Shrestha and other leaders from the groups taking part in the merger are also present at the event. Ten groups, including the CPN (Maoist Center) and CPN (Unified Socialist), announce their unification to form the Nepali Communist Party on November 5. Later, two more parties, including the one led by Bhim Rawal, also join the newly-formed party. With the addition of the groups joining on Thursday, the total number of groups merging with the NCP reaches 16.

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#13031718

27 November 2025

Former Nepali Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal (Left) and Madhav Kumar Nepal (Right) attend a party unification program in Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 27, 2025. Pro-unification factions from four more parties merge with the Nepali Communist Party, which forms on November 5. The latest round of merger between the communist parties of Nepal includes the Janata Samajwadi Party's pro-unification faction led by Federal Council Chairman Rajendra Shrestha, the Janajagaran Party Nepal, the rebel group of the CPN (Majority), and the rebel group of the CPN (Maoist). The unification announcement ceremony is attended by Nepali Communist Party Coordinator Pushpa Kamal Dahal, Co-coordinator Madhav Kumar Nepal, leaders Jhala Nath Khanal, Bamdev Gautam, Narayan Kaji Shrestha, Ganga Narayan Tuladhar, and others. Rajendra Shrestha and other leaders from the groups taking part in the merger are also present at the event. Ten groups, including the CPN (Maoist Center) and CPN (Unified Socialist), announce their unification to form the Nepali Communist Party on November 5. Later, two more parties, including the one led by Bhim Rawal, also join the newly-formed party. With the addition of the groups joining on Thursday, the total number of groups merging with the NCP reaches 16.

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#13031715

27 November 2025

Former Nepali Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal (Left), Madhav Kumar Nepal (Center), and former Home Minister Bamdev Aryal attend a party unification program in Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 27, 2025. Pro-unification factions from four more parties merge with the Nepali Communist Party, which forms on November 5. The latest round of merger between the communist parties of Nepal includes the Janata Samajwadi Party's pro-unification faction led by Federal Council Chairman Rajendra Shrestha, the Janajagaran Party Nepal, the rebel group of the CPN (Majority), and the rebel group of the CPN (Maoist). The unification announcement ceremony is attended by Nepali Communist Party Coordinator Pushpa Kamal Dahal, Co-coordinator Madhav Kumar Nepal, leaders Jhala Nath Khanal, Bamdev Gautam, Narayan Kaji Shrestha, Ganga Narayan Tuladhar, and others. Rajendra Shrestha and other leaders from the groups taking part in the merger are also present at the event. Ten groups, including the CPN (Maoist Center) and CPN (Unified Socialist), announce their unification to form the Nepali Communist Party on November 5. Later, two more parties, including the one led by Bhim Rawal, also join the newly-formed party. With the addition of the groups joining on Thursday, the total number of groups merging with the NCP reaches 16.

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#13031712

27 November 2025

Leaders of the Nepali Communist Party attend a merger program in Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 27, 2025. Pro-unification factions from four more parties merge with the Nepali Communist Party, which forms on November 5. The latest round of merger between the communist parties of Nepal includes the Janata Samajwadi Party's pro-unification faction led by Federal Council Chairman Rajendra Shrestha, the Janajagaran Party Nepal, the rebel group of the CPN (Majority), and the rebel group of the CPN (Maoist). The unification announcement ceremony is attended by Nepali Communist Party Coordinator Pushpa Kamal Dahal, Co-coordinator Madhav Kumar Nepal, leaders Jhala Nath Khanal, Bamdev Gautam, Narayan Kaji Shrestha, Ganga Narayan Tuladhar, and others. Rajendra Shrestha and other leaders from the groups taking part in the merger are also present at the event. Ten groups, including the CPN (Maoist Center) and CPN (Unified Socialist), announce their unification to form the Nepali Communist Party on November 5. Later, two more parties, including the one led by Bhim Rawal, also join the newly-formed party. With the addition of the groups joining on Thursday, the total number of groups merging with the NCP reaches 16.

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#13031723

27 November 2025

Leaders of the Nepali Communist Party welcome new cadres during a merger program in Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 27, 2025. Pro-unification factions from four more parties merge with the Nepali Communist Party, which forms on November 5. The latest round of merger between the communist parties of Nepal includes the Janata Samajwadi Party's pro-unification faction led by Federal Council Chairman Rajendra Shrestha, the Janajagaran Party Nepal, the rebel group of the CPN (Majority), and the rebel group of the CPN (Maoist). The unification announcement ceremony is attended by Nepali Communist Party Coordinator Pushpa Kamal Dahal, Co-coordinator Madhav Kumar Nepal, leaders Jhala Nath Khanal, Bamdev Gautam, Narayan Kaji Shrestha, Ganga Narayan Tuladhar, and others. Rajendra Shrestha and other leaders from the groups taking part in the merger are also present at the event. Ten groups, including the CPN (Maoist Center) and CPN (Unified Socialist), announce their unification to form the Nepali Communist Party on November 5. Later, two more parties, including the one led by Bhim Rawal, also join the newly-formed party. With the addition of the groups joining on Thursday, the total number of groups merging with the NCP reaches 16.

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#12981804

12 November 2025

Former Nepali Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal addresses the unification program of the ''Nepali Communist Party'' amid a ceremony in Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 12, 2025. Communist leaders of Nepal attend the unification announcement program of the ''Nepali Communist Party,'' which now merges with another party led by communist leader Bhim Rawal amid a ceremony in the capital, Kathmandu, on November 12, 2025. Bhim Rawal, who leads the Matribhumi Jagaran Abhiyan after the CPN-UML takes action against him, stripping him of even ordinary membership, joins the Nepali Communist Party. A ceremony is held at the City Hall in Kathmandu to announce the unification between the Nepali Communist Party and Rawal's Matribhumi Jagaran Abhiyan. Nepali Communist Party Coordinator Pushpa Kamal Dahal, Co-coordinator Madhav Kumar Nepal, and leaders Jhala Nath Khanal, Bamdev Gautam, Narayan Kaji Shrestha, among others, take part in the unification ceremony. Coordinator Dahal and Rawal reach a seven-point agreement. The agreement is also signed by Co-coordinator Nepal, along with both leaders. It is agreed that Rawal will be the sixth-ranking leader in the Nepali Communist Party.

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#12981814

12 November 2025

Former Nepali Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal attends the unification program of the ''Nepali Communist Party'' during a ceremony in Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 12, 2025. Communist leaders of Nepal attend the unification announcement program of the ''Nepali Communist Party,'' which now merges with another party led by communist leader Bhim Rawal during a ceremony in the capital, Kathmandu, on November 12, 2025. Bhim Rawal, who leads the Matribhumi Jagaran Abhiyan after the CPN-UML takes action against him, stripping him of even ordinary membership, joins the Nepali Communist Party. A ceremony takes place at the City Hall in Kathmandu to announce the unification between the Nepali Communist Party and Rawal's Matribhumi Jagaran Abhiyan. Nepali Communist Party Coordinator Pushpa Kamal Dahal, Co-coordinator Madhav Kumar Nepal, and leaders Jhala Nath Khanal, Bamdev Gautam, Narayan Kaji Shrestha, among others, participate in the unification ceremony. Coordinator Dahal and Rawal reach a seven-point agreement. Co-coordinator Nepal, along with both leaders, also signs the agreement. It is agreed that Rawal will be the sixth-ranking leader in the Nepali Communist Party.

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#12981829

12 November 2025

Former Nepali Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal addresses the unification program of the ''Nepali Communist Party'' amid a ceremony in Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 12, 2025. Communist leaders of Nepal attend the unification announcement program of the ''Nepali Communist Party,'' which now merges with another party led by communist leader Bhim Rawal amid a ceremony in Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 12, 2025. Bhim Rawal, who leads the Matribhumi Jagaran Abhiyan after the CPN-UML takes action against him, stripping him of even ordinary membership, joins the Nepali Communist Party. A ceremony is held at the City Hall in Kathmandu to announce the unification between the Nepali Communist Party and Rawal's Matribhumi Jagaran Abhiyan. Nepali Communist Party Coordinator Pushpa Kamal Dahal, Co-coordinator Madhav Kumar Nepal, and leaders Jhala Nath Khanal, Bamdev Gautam, Narayan Kaji Shrestha, among others, take part in the unification ceremony. Coordinator Dahal and Rawal reach a seven-point agreement. The agreement is also signed by Co-coordinator Nepal, along with both leaders. It is agreed that Rawal will be the sixth-ranking leader in the Nepali Communist Party.

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