Interim legislature of Nepal
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On January 15, 2007 the Pratinidhi Sabha, the legislature of Nepal
, was dissolved and a new Interim legislature was formed. The old parliament was elected in 1999. The new interim legislature consists both of members of the old parliament as well as members appointed by an agreement between the Seven Party Alliance
and the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist).
Positions of political parties
Nepali Congress
Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist)
Nepal Workers Peasants Party
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...
, was dissolved and a new Interim legislature was formed. The old parliament was elected in 1999. The new interim legislature consists both of members of the old parliament as well as members appointed by an agreement between the Seven Party Alliance
Seven Party Alliance
The Seven Party Alliance was a coalition of seven Nepali political parties seeking to end autocratic rule in the country. They spearheaded the Loktantra Andolan.The alliance was made up of the following parties:* Nepali Congress...
and the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist).
Positions of political partiesPolitical partyA political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
in the interim legislature
- Nepali CongressNepali CongressThe 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...
85 - Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) 83 members
- Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist)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...
83 - Rashtriya Prajatantra PartyRashtriya Prajatantra PartyThe Rastriya Prajatantra Party is a Nepalese political party. It is a right-wing pro-monarchy party, formed out of the political elite of the erstwhile Panchayat system, formed on 1990, after reestablishment of democracy in Nepal.In 1997 RPP split after the faction led by pro-monarchy politician...
8 - Nepal Sadbhavana Party (Anandi Devi) 4
- Janamorcha Nepal 4
- Nepal Workers Peasants PartyNepal Workers Peasants PartyNepal Workers Peasants Party is a communist political party in Nepal. The party president is Narayan Man Bijukchhe alias 'Comrade Rohit'. NWPP has a strong base in the Bhaktapur area, but limited presence otherwise...
4 - Tarai-Madhesh Loktantrik PartyTarai-Madhesh Loktantrik PartyTarai-Madhesh Loktantrik Party is a political party in Nepal, formed by former Minister for Science and Technology and Nepali Congress leader Mahantha Thakur. The foundation of the party was announced on December 27, 2007. The party has four members in the interim parliament .On December 31,...
4 - Rashtriya Jana Morcha 3
- United Left Front 2
- Communist Party of Nepal (Unified) 2
- Rashtriya Janashakti Party 1
Nepali CongressNepali CongressThe 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...
- Sujata KoiralaSujata KoiralaSujata Koirala is a Nepalese politician and the only daughter of former Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala. She was made a minister without portfolio in her father's cabinet in 2008. She was made Foreign Minister under Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal. Sujata was promoted to Deputy Prime...
(nominated) - Suprabha Ghimire (nominated)
- Amaresh Singh (nominated)
- KB Gurung (nominated)
- Yagya Raj Pathak (nominated)
- Sita Devi Yadav (nominated)
- Dinbandhu Shrestha (nominated)
- Krishna Kumari Shrestha (nominated)
- Bhim Bahadur Tamang (nominated)
- Harihar Dahal (nominated)
- Bimalendra NidhiBimalendra NidhiBimalendra Nidhi is a central-level representative of the Nepali Congress Party. He has served as minister and senator, and has been elected to the Sambidhan Sabha...
(nominated) - Prakashman Singh (nominated)
- Dr. Minendra Rijal (nominated)
- Dr. Prakash Sharan Mahat (nominated)
- Pradeep Giri (nominated)
- Uma Adhikari (nominated)
- Dr. Gopal Prasad Koirala
- Girija Prasad KoiralaGirija Prasad KoiralaGirija Prasad Koirala was a Nepalese politician and the President of the Nepali Congress, a major political party. He was Prime Minister of Nepal for four times, serving from 1991 to 1994, 1998 to 1999, 2000 to 2001, and from 2006 to 2008; he was also Acting Head of State from January 2007 to July...
- Sher Bahadur DeubaSher Bahadur DeubaSher Bahadur Deuba is a Nepalese politician and former Prime Minister. He is the second senior most leader of the Nepali Congress. He has twice been elected as the leader of parliamentary party of the Nepali Congress, thus enabling him to be elected twice as the Prime Minister of Nepal.He has...
- Amod Prasad UpadhyayAmod Prasad UpadhyayAmod Prasad Upadhyay is a Nepalese social worker and politician. He currently represents the Morang-1 constituency in the Constituent Assembly of Nepal. He is a member of the Nepali Congress party.- Early Life :...
Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist)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...
- Bam Dev GautamBam Dev GautamBam Dev Gautam , born July 11, 1944 in Pyuthan District is a senior leader of the Communist Party of Nepal...
(nominated) - Jhala Nath KhanalJhala Nath KhanalJhala Nath Khanal was the 34th Prime Minister of Nepal having taken office in February 2011. He holds the positions of Chairman of the Communist Party of Nepal and Leader of the Constituent Assembly Parliamentary Party of the CPN .-Life and early career:Born in Sakhejung in the Ilam District,...
(nominated) - Amrit Kumar Bohara (nominated)
- Paru Devi Yadav (nominated)
- Parbati Chaudhari (nominated)
- Shanti Pakhrin (nominated)
- Rijwan Ansari (nominated)
- Chudamani Jangali BK (nominated)
- Jayanti Rai (nominated)
- Rima Nepali (nominated)
Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist)
- Malla K Sundar (nominated)
- Kumar Fudong (nominated)
- Narayan Prasad Sharma (nominated)
- Padma Lal Biswokarma (nominated)
- Shanta Shrestha (nominated)
- Hari RokaHari RokaHari Roka is a Nepalese politician. At the age of 13, he was sentenced to seven years imprisonment for having taken part in a demonstration.He has studied at Ph.D-level at Jawaharlal Nehru University, India. In 2007 he was nominated to the interim parliament...
(nominated) - Bhikchhu Ananda (nominated)
- Krishna Acharya (nominated)
- Moti Devi Chaudhary (nominated)
- Iftiaz Alam (nominated)
- Nanda Kumar Prasai (nominated)
Nepal Workers Peasants PartyNepal Workers Peasants PartyNepal Workers Peasants Party is a communist political party in Nepal. The party president is Narayan Man Bijukchhe alias 'Comrade Rohit'. NWPP has a strong base in the Bhaktapur area, but limited presence otherwise...
- Narayan Man BijukchheNarayan Man BijukchheNarayan Man Bijukchhe is a Nepalese politician. Bijukchhe is the president of the Nepal Workers and Peasants Party.Bijukchhe was born in Sukuldhoka, Nepal. He became a communist sympathizer after seeing the relief work of Communist Party of Nepal cadres during floods in Rautahat around 1954...
- Sunil PrajapatiSunil PrajapatiSunil Prajapati is a Nepalese politician, belonging to the Nepal Workers Peasants Party.In the 1999 parliamentary election Prajapati contested the Bhaktapur-2 seat. He finished second with 13432 votes....
(nominated) (BhaktapurBhaktapurBhaktapur , also Bhadgaon or Khwopa is an ancient Newar town in the east corner of the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. It is located in Bhaktapur District in the Bagmati Zone...
) - Jaya Bahadur Shahi (nominated) (DailekhDailekhDailekh is a town and seat of Dailekh District in the Bheri Zone of western-central Nepal....
) - Lila Nayiechaiyei (nominated)
Nepal Sadbhavana Party (Anandi Devi)
- Anandi Devi Singh (nominated)
- Bharat Bimal Yadav (nominated)
- Govinda Tharu (nominated)
United Left Front
- C.P. Mainali (nominated) (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...
) - Ganesh ShahGanesh ShahGanesh Shah is a Nepalese politician and ex-Minister for Environment, Science and Technology.He is also one of the senior most leader of the Communist Party of Nepal ....
(nominated) (Communist Party of Nepal (United))