Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist-Leninist) (1998)
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Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist-Leninist), a splinter-group from the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist)
formed on March 5, 1998. Sahana Pradhan
was the chair of the party and Bam Dev Gautam
the general secretary. Within the CPN(UML) a power struggle had taken place after the death of Madan Bhandari. Gautam and Pradhan advocated a tactical alliance with the Rastriya Prajatantra Party, which the CPN(UML) general secretary Madhav Kumar Nepal
opposed. Moreover, CPN(ML) opposed the Mahakali
river treaty with India
. CPN(ML) described the split in the following wordings in the manifesto:
CPN(ML) won over the majority of the party membership in the Kathmandu Valley
and almost half of the parliamentary group of CPN(UML). From September to December that year, CPN(ML) took part in the government led by G.P. Koirala.
In the 1999 parliamentary elections
CPN(ML) got 6.4% of the votes nationwide, but failed to win a single seat. The division of the communists directly contributed to the electoral victory of the Nepali Congress
(which had less votes than CPN(ML) and CPN(UML) combined).
In January 2002 CPN(ML) formed a three-member team to negotiate re-unification with CPN(UML). The team was headed by R.K. Mainali. On February 15, 2002 CPN(ML) reunified with CPN(UML). But C.P. Mainali, an important party leader, refused to go along and reconstituted his own CPN(ML)
.
Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist)
The Communist Party of Nepal , also known as CPN-UML, CPN, is one of the largest communist parties in Nepal. It was created on January 6, 1991 through the unification of the Communist Party of Nepal and the Communist Party of Nepal...
formed on March 5, 1998. Sahana Pradhan
Sahana Pradhan
Sahana Pradhan is a Nepalese politician. She hails from a Newar family in Kathmandu. She resigned as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Nepal on April 16, 2008....
was the chair of the party and Bam Dev Gautam
Bam Dev Gautam
Bam Dev Gautam , born July 11, 1944 in Pyuthan District is a senior leader of the Communist Party of Nepal...
the general secretary. Within the CPN(UML) a power struggle had taken place after the death of Madan Bhandari. Gautam and Pradhan advocated a tactical alliance with the Rastriya Prajatantra Party, which the CPN(UML) general secretary Madhav Kumar Nepal
Madhav Kumar Nepal
Madhav Kumar Nepal is a Nepali politician who was Prime Minister of Nepal from May 25, 2009 until February 6, 2011. He was nominated as a PM through internal arrangements within the current ruling coaliation government of Nepal. Nepal announced his resignation as Prime Minister on June 30, 2010...
opposed. Moreover, CPN(ML) opposed the Mahakali
Mahakali
Mahakali , literally translated as Great Kali, is a Hindu Goddess, considered to be the consort of Shiva the God of consciousness, and as the basis of Reality and existence...
river treaty with India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. CPN(ML) described the split in the following wordings in the manifesto:
- "CPN-ML was born as a result of revolt by revolutionary and patriotic force against national capitalist, and liquidationistLiquidationismLiquidationism is a term in Marxist theory which refers to the ideological liquidation of the revolutionary party program by party members. According to the Russian revolutionary Vladimir Lenin, liquidationism "consists ideologically in negation of the revolutionary class struggle of the socialist...
policies and programmes of the CPN-UML. This was not the revolt for the sake of revolt; it was the revolt to restructure and re-organise the communist movement based on the principles of revolutionary Marxism."
CPN(ML) won over the majority of the party membership in the Kathmandu Valley
Kathmandu Valley
The Kathmandu Valley , located in Nepal, lies at the crossroads of ancient civilizations of Asia, and has at least 130 important monuments, including several places of pilgrimage for the Hindus and the Buddhists. There are seven UNESCO World Heritage Sites within this valley.-Etymology:The city of...
and almost half of the parliamentary group of CPN(UML). From September to December that year, CPN(ML) took part in the government led by G.P. Koirala.
In the 1999 parliamentary elections
Nepalese legislative elections, 1999
A legislative election was held in Nepal on May 3 and May 17, 1999.-Background and outcome:The last elections to the Pratinidhi Sabha prior to these had been in 1994 when the Communist Party of Nepal and been victorious and formed the first ever 'communist monarchy'. Yet by 1999, infighting, such...
CPN(ML) got 6.4% of the votes nationwide, but failed to win a single seat. The division of the communists directly contributed to the electoral victory of the Nepali Congress
Nepali Congress
The Nepali Congress is a Nepalese political party. Nepali Congress led the 1950 Democratic Movement which successfully ended the Rana dynasty and allowed commoners to take part in the polity. It again led a democratic movement in 1990, in partnership with leftist forces, to end monarchy and...
(which had less votes than CPN(ML) and CPN(UML) combined).
In January 2002 CPN(ML) formed a three-member team to negotiate re-unification with CPN(UML). The team was headed by R.K. Mainali. On February 15, 2002 CPN(ML) reunified with CPN(UML). But C.P. Mainali, an important party leader, refused to go along and reconstituted his own CPN(ML)
Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist-Leninist) (2002)
Communist Party of Nepal , a political party in Nepal formed by C.P. Mainali when the CPN reunified with Communist Party of Nepal...
.