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#12981827

12 November 2025

Former Defense Minister Bhim Rawal addresses the merger ceremony of his party into the ''Nepali Communist Party'' 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 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 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. 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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#12981808

12 November 2025

Former Defense Minister Bhim Rawal raises his fist, a gesture by communist followers, while greeting his supporters as he merges into 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, 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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#12981809

12 November 2025

Former Defense Minister Bhim Rawal raises his fist, a gesture by communist followers, while greeting his supporters as he merges into 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, 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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#12981811

12 November 2025

Former Home Minister Bamdev Gautam raises his fist, a gesture by communist followers, while greeting his supporters as he attends the merger ceremony of the ''Nepali Communist Party'' 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, amidst 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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#12981816

12 November 2025

Former Nepali Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal welcomes former Defense Minister Bhim Rawal, who is adorned with garlands, during a party merger ceremony into the ''Nepali Communist Party'' 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, amidst 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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#12981817

12 November 2025

Former Nepali Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal welcomes former Defense Minister Bhim Rawal, who is adorned with garlands, during a party merger ceremony into the ''Nepali Communist Party'' in Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 12, 2025. Communist leaders of Nepal attend the unification announcement program of the ''Nepali Communist Party,'' which 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. 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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#12981818

12 November 2025

Former Nepali Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal welcomes former Defense Minister Bhim Rawal, who is adorned with garlands, during a party merger ceremony into the ''Nepali Communist Party'' in Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 12, 2025. Communist leaders of Nepal attend the unification announcement program of the ''Nepali Communist Party,'' which 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. 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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#12981820

12 November 2025

Former Nepali Home Minister Bamdev Gautam welcomes former Defense Minister Bhim Rawal during a party merger ceremony into the ''Nepali Communist Party'' 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, amidst 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. 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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#12981821

12 November 2025

Former Nepali Prime Minister Jhalanath Khanal welcomes former Defense Minister Bhim Rawal during a party merger ceremony into the ''Nepali Communist Party'' 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, amidst 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. 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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#12948727

4 November 2025

Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda, former Nepali Prime Minister and Chairman of the CPN-Maoist Center, gestures during the final meeting of the General Convention Organizing Committee in Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 4, 2025, ahead of the merger with other parties. The merger announcement includes the Maoist Centre, CPN (Unified Socialist), Nepal Samajbadi Party, Janata Samajbadi Party Nepal, CPN (Maoist Socialist), CPN (Samyabadi), and other left factions. According to the leaders, the guiding principle of the new party is Marxism-Leninism, while the political program focuses on scientific socialism with Nepali characteristics. The joint meeting of all participating central committees finalizes the party declaration, interim statute, and central leadership structure. The new party agrees to adopt a five-pointed star as its election symbol.

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#12948728

4 November 2025

Leaders of the CPN-Maoist Center take part in the final meeting of the General Convention Organizing Committee in Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 4, 2025, ahead of the merger with other parties. The merger announcement includes the Maoist Centre, CPN (Unified Socialist), Nepal Samajbadi Party, Janata Samajbadi Party Nepal, CPN (Maoist Socialist), CPN (Samyabadi), and other left factions. The leaders state that the guiding principle of the new party is Marxism-Leninism, while the political program focuses on scientific socialism with Nepali characteristics. The joint meeting of all participating central committees finalizes the party declaration, interim statute, and central leadership structure. The new party agrees to adopt a five-pointed star as its election symbol.

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4 November 2025

Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda, former Nepali Prime Minister and Chairman of the CPN-Maoist Center, greets his party members during the final meeting of the General Convention Organizing Committee in Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 4, 2025, ahead of the merger with other parties. The merger announcement includes the Maoist Centre, CPN (Unified Socialist), Nepal Samajbadi Party, Janata Samajbadi Party Nepal, CPN (Maoist Socialist), CPN (Samyabadi), and other left factions. According to the leaders, the guiding principle of the new party is Marxism-Leninism, while the political program focuses on scientific socialism with Nepali characteristics. The joint meeting of all participating central committees finalizes the party declaration, interim statute, and central leadership structure. The new party agrees to adopt a five-pointed star as its election symbol.

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4 November 2025

Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda, former Nepali Prime Minister and Chairman of the CPN-Maoist Center, greets his party members during the final meeting of the General Convention Organizing Committee in Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 4, 2025, ahead of the merger with other parties. The merger announcement includes the Maoist Centre, CPN (Unified Socialist), Nepal Samajbadi Party, Janata Samajbadi Party Nepal, CPN (Maoist Socialist), CPN (Samyabadi), and other left factions. According to the leaders, the guiding principle of the new party is Marxism-Leninism, while the political program focuses on scientific socialism with Nepali characteristics. The joint meeting of all participating central committees finalizes the party declaration, interim statute, and central leadership structure. The new party agrees to adopt a five-pointed star as its election symbol.

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4 November 2025

Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda, former Nepali Prime Minister and Chairman of the CPN-Maoist Center, gestures during the final meeting of the General Convention Organizing Committee in Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 4, 2025, ahead of the merger with other parties. The merger announcement includes the Maoist Centre, CPN (Unified Socialist), Nepal Samajbadi Party, Janata Samajbadi Party Nepal, CPN (Maoist Socialist), CPN (Samyabadi), and other left factions. According to the leaders, the guiding principle of the new party is Marxism-Leninism, while the political program focuses on scientific socialism with Nepali characteristics. The joint meeting of all participating central committees finalizes the party declaration, interim statute, and central leadership structure. The new party agrees to adopt a five-pointed star as its election symbol.

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#12948732

4 November 2025

Narayan Kaji Shrestha, Senior Vice Chair of CPN-Maoist Center (R), gestures during the final meeting of the party in Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 4, 2025. The CPN-Maoist Center, led by former Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ''Prachanda,'' holds the final meeting of the General Convention Organizing Committee. The merger announcement includes the Maoist Centre, CPN (Unified Socialist), Nepal Samajbadi Party, Janata Samajbadi Party Nepal, CPN (Maoist Socialist), CPN (Samyabadi), and other left factions. According to the leaders, the guiding principle of the new party is Marxism-Leninism, while the political program focuses on scientific socialism with Nepali characteristics. The joint meeting of all participating central committees finalizes the party declaration, interim statute, and central leadership structure. The new party agrees to adopt a five-pointed star as its election symbol.

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#12948733

4 November 2025

Leaders of the CPN-Maoist Center take part in the final meeting of the General Convention Organizing Committee in Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 4, 2025, ahead of the merger with other parties. The merger announcement includes the Maoist Centre, CPN (Unified Socialist), Nepal Samajbadi Party, Janata Samajbadi Party Nepal, CPN (Maoist Socialist), CPN (Samyabadi), and other left factions. The leaders state that the guiding principle of the new party is Marxism-Leninism, while the political program focuses on scientific socialism with Nepali characteristics. The joint meeting of all participating central committees finalizes the party declaration, interim statute, and central leadership structure. The new party agrees to adopt a five-pointed star as its election symbol.

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