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5 November 2025

Nepali communist leader Barshaman Pun addresses the merger announcement ceremony of the ten communist parties under one name, the ''Nepali Communist Party,'' in Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 5, 2025. Following the September Gen-Z uprising and the announcement of elections for March next year, ten leftist parties merge in Nepal to form the ''Nepali Communist Party.'' The new party also includes the CPN-Maoist Center and the CPN-Unified Socialist led by former Prime Ministers Pushpa Kamal Dahal, also known as Prachanda, and Madhav Kumar Nepal, along with eight others. The unification brings together the CPN-Maoist Centre, CPN (Unified Socialist), Nepal Socialist Party, Jana Samajbadi Party Nepal, Nepal Communist Party, CPN-Socialist, CPN-Maoist (Socialist), CPN-Communist, Maobadi Communist Kendra, and Deshbhakta Samajbadi Morcha under a single umbrella.

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1 November 2025

Barshaman Pun, Deputy General Secretary of the CPN (Maoist Centre), arrives at the party office for a party secretariat meeting as they inch closer to the unification process with six other parties in Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 1, 2025. The Secretariat of the CPN (Maoist Centre)'s General Convention Organizing Committee commences on November 1, 2025. The meeting is chaired by Committee Coordinator and Maoist Centre Chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda'. The unification process among the CPN (Maoist Centre), CPN (Unified Socialist), Janata Samajbadi Party (JSP) Nepal, and the rebel faction of Netra Bikram Chand (Biplav)-led CPN reaches its final stage.

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21 September 2025

Barshaman Pun, Deputy Secretary General of CPN-Maoist Center, arrives at the party office in Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 21, 2025, to attend the party office bearers meeting. In the meeting, CPN-Maoist Center leader Pushpa Kamal Dahal, also known as Prachanda, proposes a special convention to elect new leadership, citing the current political context. Dahal also proposes to dissolve all party committees from the central to local level. Once approved, all existing party structures from the grassroots to the central level will be dissolved, and a General Convention Organizing Committee will be formed. The committee will be tasked with organizing the special general convention in December. Prachanda also proposes calling an emergency meeting of the Central Committee within a week to formally initiate the process. This comes in the wake of the Gen-Z revolution in the Himalayan Nation, which changes the political course where 74 people lose their lives when police use lethal force on protesting students.

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19 September 2025

Barshaman Pun, Deputy General Secretary of CPN-Maoist Center, attends the Constitution Day celebratory event organized at the party office in Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 19, 2025. The Constitution of the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal is promulgated on September 20, 2015 (Ashoj 3, 2072 BS) by the Constituent Assembly, as an achievement of the Nepali people's seven-decade-long struggle, sacrifices, and popular movements. The Constitution of Nepal, consisting of 35 parts, 308 articles, and 9 schedules, embraces a federal democratic republic, inclusive democracy, proportional inclusive representation, secularism, and other principles. The Constitution is committed to building a prosperous nation based on democratic values and norms, with a dedication to socialism.

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19 September 2025

Leaders from the CPN-Maoist Center, Shakti Bahadur Basnet (Right Corner), Krishna Bahadur Mahara (Second from Right), Giriraj Mani Pokhrel (Second from left), and Barshaman Pun (Left corner) attend the Constitution Day celebratory event organized at the party office in Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 19, 2025. The Constitution of the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal is promulgated on September 20, 2015 (Ashoj 3, 2072 BS) by the Constituent Assembly, as an achievement of the Nepali people's seven-decade-long struggle, sacrifices, and popular movements. The Constitution of Nepal, consisting of 35 parts, 308 articles, and 9 schedules, embraces federal democratic republic, inclusive democracy, proportional inclusive representation, secularism, and other principles. The Constitution is committed to building a prosperous nation based on democratic values and norms, with a dedication to socialism.

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20 August 2025

Shankar Pokhrel, General Secretary of CPN-UML, and Barsha Man Pun, Deputy Secretary General of the CPN-Maoist Center, attend a political program in Kathmandu, Nepal, on August 20, 2025.

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28 May 2025

Pulak Joardar, a teacher at Bardakanta High School and a resident of Siliguri, takes care of his rooftop apple plants, which he grows in a tub in Siliguri, India, on May 28, 2025. Joardar, a school teacher, is also passionate about plants and grows apples experimentally on rooftops for the past three years. This teacher succeeds in this test and puts three tubs full of apples.

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3 May 2024

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is arriving by helicopter at a public rally ahead of the Lok Sabha General Election in SAI Complex Ground, South Bardhaman District, India, on May 3, 2024.

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3 May 2024

Supporters are cheering as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (not pictured) delivers a speech during an election campaign at Sai Complex Stadium in Bardhaman, West Bengal, India, on May 3, 2024.

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3 May 2024

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is speaking at an election rally for the Lok Sabha General Election at SAI Complex Ground in South Bardhaman District, India, on May 3, 2024.

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3 May 2024

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is speaking at an election rally for the Lok Sabha General Election at SAI Complex Ground in South Bardhaman District, India, on May 3, 2024.

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3 May 2024

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi is addressing a public meeting ahead of the Lok Sabha elections at SAI Complex Ground in South Bardhaman District, India, on May 3, 2024.

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3 May 2024

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi is addressing a public meeting ahead of the Lok Sabha elections at SAI Complex Ground in South Bardhaman District, India, on May 3, 2024.

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3 May 2024

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi is addressing a public meeting ahead of the Lok Sabha elections at SAI Complex Ground in South Bardhaman District, India, on May 3, 2024.

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3 May 2024

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is greeting BJP candidate for the Lok Sabha elections from the Bardhaman-Durgapur constituency, Dilip Ghosh (center), and Ashim Kumar Sarkar, BJP Lok Sabha candidate, during an election campaign ahead of the Lok Sabha General Election at SAI Complex Ground in South Bardhaman District, India, on May 3, 2024.

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3 May 2024

BJP supporters are watching as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (not pictured) delivers a speech during an election campaign at Sai Complex Stadium in Bardhaman, West Bengal, India, on May 3, 2024.

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