Communist Party of Nepal Marxist-Leninist (Samajbadi)
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The Communist Party of Nepal Marxist-Leninist (Samajbadi) is a political party
in Nepal
. The party was founded on August 6, 2010, through a split in the Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist-Leninist)
. Four of the Constituent Assembly members of CPN(ML) joined the new party; Ganesh Chaudhary, Sharada Nepali, Tilak Bahadur Thapa Magar and Yadu Bansha Jha. The formation of the new party came just hours before the crucial 4th vote on election of Prime Minister. CPN-ML(Samajbadi) declared its support for Maoist chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal in the election.
A 17-member Central Executive Committee of the new party was formed (including all four of the Constituent Assembly members). Jagat Bahadur Bogati is the chairman of the party, Yadu Bansha Jha its secretary and Tilak Bahadur Thapa Magar is the treasurer as well as chief whip of the party.
The party was registered with the Election Commission of Nepal
on April 26, 2011. The party was allocated the election symbol 'hammer and spade'.
Political party
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in Nepal
Nepal
Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...
. The party was founded on August 6, 2010, through a split in the Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist-Leninist)
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...
. Four of the Constituent Assembly members of CPN(ML) joined the new party; Ganesh Chaudhary, Sharada Nepali, Tilak Bahadur Thapa Magar and Yadu Bansha Jha. The formation of the new party came just hours before the crucial 4th vote on election of Prime Minister. CPN-ML(Samajbadi) declared its support for Maoist chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal in the election.
A 17-member Central Executive Committee of the new party was formed (including all four of the Constituent Assembly members). Jagat Bahadur Bogati is the chairman of the party, Yadu Bansha Jha its secretary and Tilak Bahadur Thapa Magar is the treasurer as well as chief whip of the party.
The party was registered with the Election Commission of Nepal
Election Commission of Nepal
The Election Commission of Nepal is the body responsible for monitoring elections, as well as registering parties and candidates and reporting election outcomes, in Nepal. It was born out of the 1950 revolution in Nepal, and was established in law in 1951, although it has been changed somewhat by...
on April 26, 2011. The party was allocated the election symbol 'hammer and spade'.