"Chand-led CPN"

#13001439

18 November 2025

Cadres of the Nepal Communist Party (Maoist) led by Netra Bikram Chand, also known as Biplov, dance and celebrate after receiving the certificate of registration from the Election Commission, Nepal, in Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 18, 2025. Chand leads the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist), a communist rebel group that enters politics in 2021 after signing a 3-point peace deal with the then government. The Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) stages a nationwide spree of violence over a period of time and now formally registers for the election. The CPN (Maoist) splits from the Maoist Communist Party (which now merges into the Nepali Communist Party) that fights government troops between 1996 and 2006 when it gives up its armed revolt and enters mainstream politics.

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#13001445

18 November 2025

A cadre of the Nepal Communist Party (Maoist) led by Netra Bikram Chand, also known as Biplov, holds a red rose, the election symbol of the party, after receiving the certificate of registration from the Election Commission in Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 18, 2025. Chand leads the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist), a communist rebel group that enters politics in 2021 after signing a 3-point peace deal with the then government. The Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) stages a nationwide spree of violence over a period of time and now formally registers for the election. The CPN (Maoist) splits from the Maoist Communist Party, which now merges into the Nepali Communist Party, which fought government troops between 1996 and 2006 when it gave up its armed revolt and entered mainstream politics.

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#13001447

18 November 2025

A cadre of the Nepal Communist Party (Maoist) led by Netra Bikram Chand, also known as Biplov, holds a red rose, the election symbol of the party, after receiving the certificate of registration from the Election Commission in Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 18, 2025. Chand leads the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist), a communist rebel group that enters politics in 2021 after signing a 3-point peace deal with the then government. The Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) stages a nationwide spree of violence over a period of time and now formally registers for the election. The CPN (Maoist) splits from the Maoist Communist Party, which now merges into the Nepali Communist Party, which fought government troops between 1996 and 2006 when it gave up its armed revolt and entered mainstream politics.

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#13001444

18 November 2025

Cadres of the Nepal Communist Party (Maoist), led by Netra Bikram Chand, also known as Biplov, stick a picture of a rose, the election symbol of the party, after receiving the certificate of registration from the Election Commission in Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 18, 2025. Chand leads the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist), a communist rebel group that entered politics in 2021 after signing a 3-point peace deal with the then government. The Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) stages a nationwide spree of violence over a period of time and now formally registers for the election. The CPN (Maoist) splits from the Maoist Communist Party, which now merges into the Nepali Communist Party, which fought government troops between 1996 and 2006 when it gave up its armed revolt and entered mainstream politics.

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#13001438

18 November 2025

A musical band performs as the parade of the Nepal Communist Party (Maoist), led by Netra Bikram Chand, receives the certificate of registration from the Election Commission in Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 18, 2025. Chand leads the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist), a communist rebel group that enters politics in 2021 after signing a 3-point peace deal with the then government. The Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) stages a nationwide spree of violence over a period of time and now formally registers for the election. The CPN (Maoist) splits from the Maoist Communist Party (which now merges into the Nepali Communist Party), which fights government troops between 1996 and 2006 when it gives up its armed revolt and enters mainstream politics.

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#12933513

1 November 2025

Janardan Sharma, Deputy General Secretary of the CPN (Maoist Centre), arrives at the party office for a party secretariat meeting as they move 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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#12933507

1 November 2025

Senior leaders of the CPN (Maoist Centre) attend the 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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#12933508

1 November 2025

Senior leaders of the CPN (Maoist Centre) attend the 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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#12933509

1 November 2025

Senior leaders of the CPN (Maoist Centre) attend the 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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#12933521

1 November 2025

Senior leaders of the CPN (Maoist Centre) attend the 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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#12933522

1 November 2025

Senior leaders of the CPN (Maoist Centre) attend the 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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#12933514

1 November 2025

Agni Prasad Sapkota, spokesperson 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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#12933515

1 November 2025

Pampha Bhusal, Vice Chairman 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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#12933511

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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#12933512

1 November 2025

Narayan Kaji Shrestha, former Home and Foreign Minister as well as Senior Vice-Chairman 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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#12933510

1 November 2025

Pushpa Kamal Dahal, also known as Prachanda, former Nepali Prime Minister and Chairman of the CPN (Maoist Centre), attends the party secretariat meeting as they move 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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