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20 July 2025

Former Nepali President and leader of CPN-UML Bidhya Devi Bhandari (center) interacts with the media at the party headquarters in Lalitpur, Nepal, on July 20, 2025, after holding a meeting with Prime Minister and Chairman KP Sharma Oli. The meeting between former President Bidhya Devi Bhandari and Prime Minister as well as CPN-UML Chair KP Sharma Oli occurs amid growing internal disputes within the party. After completing her two terms as President, Bhandari visits the party office after a gap of 10 years. The meeting between the two leaders occurs at a time when Oli reportedly tries to prevent Bhandari from returning to active party politics. Despite having renewed her organized membership a year ago, her membership remains pending, as declared by Oli in Saturday's politburo meeting. Former President Bhandari, who serves two terms as head of state, publicly declares her return to active UML politics during a program organized by the Madan Bhandari Foundation on June 28, 2025, stating that she has already renewed her membership. Bhandari previously holds the position of vice chair in the party before becoming president. However, Oli and his close allies adopt a firm stance against allowing her reentry into the party's leadership or upcoming events, including the second Statute Convention scheduled for September 6-7, 2025. The ongoing tensions reflect deeper internal conflicts within the party over leadership control and the future direction of UML, the largest communist party of the Himalayan nation.

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20 July 2025

Former Nepali President and leader of CPN-UML Bidhya Devi Bhandari (Center) walks out of the party headquarters in Lalitpur, Nepal, on July 20, 2025, after holding a meeting with Prime Minister and Chairman KP Sharma Oli. The meeting between former President Bidhya Devi Bhandari and Prime Minister as well as CPN-UML Chair KP Sharma Oli occurs amid growing internal disputes within the party. After completing her two terms as President, Bhandari visits the party office after a gap of 10 years. The meeting between the two leaders occurs at a time when Oli reportedly tries to prevent Bhandari from returning to active party politics. Despite having renewed her organized membership a year ago, her membership remains pending, as declared by Oli in Saturday's politburo meeting. Former President Bhandari, who serves two terms as head of state, publicly declares her return to active UML politics during a program organized by the Madan Bhandari Foundation on June 28, 2025, stating that she has already renewed her membership. Bhandari previously holds the position of vice chair in the party before becoming president. However, Oli and his close allies adopt a firm stance against allowing her reentry into the party's leadership or upcoming events, including the second Statute Convention scheduled for September 6-7, 2025. The ongoing tensions reflect deeper internal conflicts within the party over leadership control and the future direction of UML, the largest communist party of the Himalayan Nation.

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18 July 2025

Former Prime Minister and Chairman of CPN-Unified Socialist Madhav Kumar Nepal (right) hugs former Home Minister and Chairman of CPN Unity National Campaign Bamdev Gautam (left) following the unification announcement of two splinter communist parties in Kathmandu, Nepal, on July 18, 2025. The CPN-Unified Socialist, led by Madhav Kumar Nepal, and the CPN Unity National Campaign, led by Bamdev Gautam, announce their merger during a ceremony at City Hall in the capital, Kathmandu. With the merger, Bamdev Gautam, the campaign coordinator, formally joins the CPN-Unified Socialist, which forms after a split with CPN-Unified Marxist Leninist led by KP Sharma Oli following an intra-party rift. As per the merger agreement, Gautam, also a former Home Minister, receives the third most senior position in the Unified Socialist after party chair Madhav Kumar Nepal and senior leader Jhalanath Khanal. The Unified Socialist and the group led by Gautam split from the CPN-UML in 2021 and have been operating separately since. Over the past four years, both sides engage in formal and informal negotiations towards party reunification. In 2021, after breaking off from CPN-UML, both former Prime Ministers Madhav Kumar Nepal and Jhalanath Khanal form the CPN (Unified Socialist), while Gautam chooses not to join the new party. Gautam launches his own CPN Unity National Campaign, announcing he will work to bring all the communist forces under a single umbrella by not joining any side, the CPN-UML, US, or the Maoist Center. Though multiple rounds of talks are initiated, an agreement does not work out.

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18 July 2025

Former Prime Minister and Chairman of CPN-Unified Socialist Madhav Kumar Nepal (right) hugs former Home Minister and Chairman of CPN Unity National Campaign Bamdev Gautam (left) following the unification announcement of two splinter communist parties in Kathmandu, Nepal, on July 18, 2025. The CPN-Unified Socialist, led by Madhav Kumar Nepal, and the CPN Unity National Campaign, led by Bamdev Gautam, announce their merger during a ceremony at City Hall in the capital, Kathmandu. With the merger, Bamdev Gautam, the campaign coordinator, formally joins the CPN-Unified Socialist, which forms after a split with CPN-Unified Marxist Leninist led by KP Sharma Oli following an intra-party rift. As per the merger agreement, Gautam, also a former Home Minister, receives the third most senior position in the Unified Socialist after party chair Madhav Kumar Nepal and senior leader Jhalanath Khanal. The Unified Socialist and the group led by Gautam split from the CPN-UML in 2021 and have been operating separately since. Over the past four years, both sides engage in formal and informal negotiations towards party reunification. In 2021, after breaking off from CPN-UML, both former Prime Ministers Madhav Kumar Nepal and Jhalanath Khanal form the CPN (Unified Socialist), while Gautam chooses not to join the new party. Gautam launches his own CPN Unity National Campaign, announcing he will work to bring all the communist forces under a single umbrella by not joining any side, the CPN-UML, US, or the Maoist Center. Though multiple rounds of talks are initiated, an agreement does not work out.

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18 July 2025

Former Prime Minister and chairman of CPN-Unified Socialist, Madhav Kumar Nepal, addresses the unification announcement event of two splinter communist parties in Kathmandu, Nepal, on July 18, 2025. The CPN-Unified Socialist, led by Madhav Kumar Nepal, and the CPN Unity National Campaign, led by Bamdev Gautam, announce their merger during a ceremony at City Hall in the capital, Kathmandu. With the merger, Bamdev Gautam, the campaign coordinator, formally joins the CPN-Unified Socialist, which forms after a split with CPN-Unified Marxist Leninist led by KP Sharma Oli following the intra-party rift. According to the merger agreement, Gautam, also a former Home Minister, receives the third most senior position in the Unified Socialist after party chair Madhav Kumar Nepal and senior leader Jhalanath Khanal. The Unified Socialist and the group led by Gautam split from the CPN-UML in 2021 and have been operating separately since. Over the past four years, both sides engage in formal and informal negotiations towards party reunification. In 2021, after breaking off from CPN-UML, both former Prime Ministers Madhav Kumar Nepal and Jhalanath Khanal form the CPN (Unified Socialist), while Gautam chooses not to join the new party. Gautam launches his own CPN Unity National Campaign, announcing he will work to bring all the communist forces under a single umbrella by not joining any side, the CPN-UML, US, or the Maoist Center. Though multiple rounds of talks are initiated, agreements do not work out. The CPN-Unified Socialist, led by Madhav Kumar Nepal, and the CPN Unity National Campaign, led by Bamdev Gautam, announce their merger during a ceremony at City Hall in the capital, Kathmandu. With the merger, Bamdev Gautam, the campaign coordinator, formally joins the CPN-Unified Socialist, which forms after a split with CPN-Unified Marxist Leninist led by KP Sharma Oli following the intra-party rift. According to the merger agreement, Gautam, also a former Home Minister, receives

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18 July 2025

Former Prime Minister and chairman of CPN-Unified Socialist, Madhav Kumar Nepal, addresses the unification announcement event of two splinter communist parties in Kathmandu, Nepal, on July 18, 2025. The CPN-Unified Socialist, led by Madhav Kumar Nepal, and the CPN Unity National Campaign, led by Bamdev Gautam, announce their merger during a ceremony at City Hall in the capital, Kathmandu. With the merger, Bamdev Gautam, the campaign coordinator, formally joins the CPN-Unified Socialist, which forms after a split with CPN-Unified Marxist Leninist led by KP Sharma Oli following the intra-party rift. According to the merger agreement, Gautam, also a former Home Minister, receives the third most senior position in the Unified Socialist after party chair Madhav Kumar Nepal and senior leader Jhalanath Khanal. The Unified Socialist and the group led by Gautam split from the CPN-UML in 2021 and have been operating separately since. Over the past four years, both sides engage in formal and informal negotiations towards party reunification. In 2021, after breaking off from CPN-UML, both former Prime Ministers Madhav Kumar Nepal and Jhalanath Khanal form the CPN (Unified Socialist), while Gautam chooses not to join the new party. Gautam launches his own CPN Unity National Campaign, announcing he will work to bring all the communist forces under a single umbrella by not joining any side, the CPN-UML, US, or the Maoist Center. Though multiple rounds of talks are initiated, agreements do not work out. The CPN-Unified Socialist, led by Madhav Kumar Nepal, and the CPN Unity National Campaign, led by Bamdev Gautam, announce their merger during a ceremony at City Hall in the capital, Kathmandu. With the merger, Bamdev Gautam, the campaign coordinator, formally joins the CPN-Unified Socialist, which forms after a split with CPN-Unified Marxist Leninist led by KP Sharma Oli following the intra-party rift. According to the merger agreement, Gautam, also a former Home Minister, receives

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18 July 2025

Former Prime Minister and leader of CPN-Unified Socialist Jhalanath Khanal (right) hugs former Home Minister and chairman of CPN Unity National Campaign Bamdev Gautam (left) following the unification announcement of two splinter communist parties in Kathmandu, Nepal, on July 18, 2025. The CPN-Unified Socialist, led by Madhav Kumar Nepal, and the CPN Unity National Campaign, led by Bamdev Gautam, announce their merger during a ceremony at City Hall in the capital, Kathmandu. With the merger, Bamdev Gautam, the campaign coordinator, formally joins the CPN-Unified Socialist, which forms after a split with CPN-Unified Marxist Leninist led by KP Sharma Oli following an intra-party rift. As per the merger agreement, Gautam, also a former Home Minister, receives the third most senior position in the Unified Socialist after party chair Madhav Kumar Nepal and senior leader Jhalanath Khanal. The Unified Socialist and the group led by Gautam split from the CPN-UML in 2021 and have been operating separately since. Over the past four years, both sides engage in formal and informal negotiations towards party reunification. In 2021, after breaking off from CPN-UML, both former Prime Ministers Madhav Kumar Nepal and Jhalanath Khanal form the CPN (Unified Socialist), while Gautam chooses not to join the new party. Gautam at the time launches his own CPN Unity National Campaign, announcing he would work to bring all the communist forces under a single umbrella by not joining any side, the CPN-UML, US, or the Maoist Center. Though multiple rounds of talks are initiated, agreements do not work out. The CPN-Unified Socialist, led by Madhav Kumar Nepal, and the CPN Unity National Campaign, led by Bamdev Gautam, announce their merger during a ceremony at City Hall in the capital, Kathmandu. With the merger, Bamdev Gautam, the campaign coordinator, formally joins the CPN-Unified Socialist, which forms after a split with CPN-Unified Marxist Leninist led by KP Sharma Oli

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18 July 2025

Former Home Minister and chairman of CPN Unity National Campaign, Bamdev Gautam (Right), exchanges greetings with another communist leader, Ghanshyam Bhusal, following the unification announcement of two splinter communist parties in Kathmandu, Nepal, on July 18, 2025. The CPN- Unified Socialist, led by Madhav Kumar Nepal, and the CPN Unity National Campaign, led by Bamdev Gautam, announce their merger during a ceremony at City Hall in the capital, Kathmandu. With the merger, Bamdev Gautam, the campaign coordinator, formally joins the CPN- Unified Socialist, which forms after a split with CPN-Unified Marxist Leninist, led by KP Sharma Oli, following the intra-party rift. As per the merger agreement, Gautam, also a former Home Minister, receives the third most senior position in the Unified Socialist after party chair Madhav Kumar Nepal and senior leader Jhalanath Khanal. The Unified Socialist and the group led by Gautam split from the CPN-UML in 2021 and operate separately since. Over the past four years, both sides engage in formal and informal negotiations towards party reunification. In 2021, after breaking off from CPN-UML, both former Prime Ministers Madhav Kumar Nepal and Jhalanath Khanal form the CPN (Unified Socialist), while Gautam chooses not to join the new party. Gautam at the time launches his own CPN Unity National Campaign, announcing he will work to bring all the communist forces under a single umbrella by not joining any side, the CPN-UML, US, or the Maoist Center. Though multiple rounds of talks are initiated, agreements do not work out. The CPN- Unified Socialist, led by Madhav Kumar Nepal, and the CPN Unity National Campaign, led by Bamdev Gautam, announce their merger during a ceremony at City Hall in the capital, Kathmandu. With the merger, Bamdev Gautam, the campaign coordinator, formally joins the CPN- Unified Socialist, which forms after a split with CPN-Unified Marxist Leninist, led by KP Sharma Oli, following the intra

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18 July 2025

Former Home Minister and chairman of CPN Unity National Campaign, Bamdev Gautam, gestures during the unification announcement event of two splinter communist parties in Kathmandu, Nepal, on July 18, 2025. The CPN- Unified Socialist, led by Madhav Kumar Nepal, and the CPN Unity National Campaign, led by Bamdev Gautam, announce their merger during a ceremony at City Hall in Kathmandu. With the merger, Bamdev Gautam, the campaign coordinator, formally joins the CPN- Unified Socialist, which forms after a split with CPN-Unified Marxist Leninist led by KP Sharma Oli following an intra-party rift. According to the merger agreement, Gautam, also a former Home Minister, receives the third most senior position in the Unified Socialist after party chair Madhav Kumar Nepal and senior leader Jhalanath Khanal. The Unified Socialist and the group led by Gautam split from the CPN-UML in 2021 and have been operating separately since. Over the past four years, both sides engage in formal and informal negotiations towards party reunification. In 2021, after breaking off from CPN-UML, former Prime Ministers Madhav Kumar Nepal and Jhalanath Khanal form the CPN (Unified Socialist), while Gautam chooses not to join the new party. At that time, Gautam launches his own CPN Unity National Campaign, announcing he will work to bring all the communist forces under a single umbrella without joining any side, the CPN-UML, US, or the Maoist Center. Though multiple rounds of talks are initiated, agreements do not work out. The CPN- Unified Socialist, led by Madhav Kumar Nepal, and the CPN Unity National Campaign, led by Bamdev Gautam, announce their merger during a ceremony at City Hall in Kathmandu. With the merger, Bamdev Gautam, the campaign coordinator, formally joins the CPN- Unified Socialist, which forms after a split with CPN-Unified Marxist Leninist led by KP Sharma Oli following an intra-party rift. According to the merger agreement, Gautam, also a former

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29 June 2025

Former Nepali President Bidhya Devi Bhandari and Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli attend a program where Bhandari announces her return to politics after completing her two terms in office two years ago, on June 28, 2025. Bhandari intends to challenge Oli as the chairman of CPN-UML, which brings an intra-party rift in CPN-UML. Former President Bhandari, also the former vice-chair of the UML, is twice elected President of the country. She is also the wife of the late Madan Bhandari, the UML general secretary credited with providing the ideological basis for the UML's entry into competitive parliamentary politics. He dies in a car crash in Chitwan, Nepal, in 1993 under mysterious circumstances.

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29 June 2025

Former Nepali President Bidhya Devi Bhandari and Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli attend a program where Bhandari announces her return to politics after completing her two terms in office two years ago, on June 28, 2025. Bhandari intends to challenge Oli as the chairman of CPN-UML, which brings an intra-party rift in CPN-UML. Former President Bhandari, also the former vice-chair of the UML, is twice elected President of the country. She is also the wife of the late Madan Bhandari, the UML general secretary credited with providing the ideological basis for the UML's entry into competitive parliamentary politics. He dies in a car crash in Chitwan, Nepal, in 1993 under mysterious circumstances.

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29 June 2025

Former Nepali President Bidhya Devi Bhandari and Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli attend a program where Bhandari announces her return to politics after completing her two terms in office two years ago, on June 28, 2025. Bhandari intends to challenge Oli as the chairman of CPN-UML, which brings an intra-party rift in CPN-UML. Former President Bhandari, also the former vice-chair of the UML, is twice elected President of the country. She is also the wife of the late Madan Bhandari, the UML general secretary credited with providing the ideological basis for the UML's entry into competitive parliamentary politics. He dies in a car crash in Chitwan, Nepal, in 1993 under mysterious circumstances.

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29 June 2025

Former Nepali President Bidhya Devi Bhandari and Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli take opposite sides during a program where Bhandari announces her return to politics after completing her two terms in office two years ago, on June 28, 2025. Bhandari intends to challenge Oli as the chairman of CPN-UML, which brings an intra-party rift in CPN-UML. Former President Bhandari, also the former vice-chair of the UML, is twice elected President of the country. She is also the wife of the late Madan Bhandari, the UML general secretary credited with providing the ideological basis for the UML's entry into competitive parliamentary politics. He dies in a car crash in Chitwan in 1993 under mysterious circumstances.

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22 November 2024

Nepal Prime Minister and chairman of CPN-UML (Communist Party of Nepal- Unified Marxist Leninist) KP Sharma Oli addresses a mass gathering in Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 22, 2024.

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22 November 2024

Nepal Prime Minister and chairman of CPN-UML (Communist Party of Nepal- Unified Marxist Leninist) KP Sharma Oli addresses a mass gathering in Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 22, 2024.

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22 November 2024

Nepal Prime Minister and chairman of CPN-UML (Communist Party of Nepal- Unified Marxist Leninist) KP Sharma Oli addresses a mass gathering in Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 22, 2024.

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