KATHMANDU, Jan 130: Ghanashyam Bhusal, who had earlier quit CPN-UML ahead of the general election, joined the Madhav Kumar Nepal-led CPN (Unified Socialist).
The party organized an event to welcome Bhusal in the party on Friday.
Here are some pictures taken by Ratopati photojournalist during the event:
Ghanashyam Bhusal who left the CPN-UML before the November 2022 elections is preparing to join the CPN-Unified Socialist within a few days.
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KATHMANDU, October 7: A central committee member of CPN (UML), Bhanubakta Joshi has resigned from his post and joined CPN (Unified Socialist), a new political party formed by the splinter faction of the party-led by Madhav Kumar Nepal.
Chairman of Unified Socialist Madhav Kumar Nepal formally welcomed Joshi to the party on Thursday.
Joshi in his resignation had expressed his dissatisfaction to UML Chair KP Sharma Oli regarding implementation of the 10 points agreement and intra-party rifts.
Joshi, who has also served as a Minister for Forest and Environment, was elected a member of parliament from Bajhang district.
KATHMANDU, September 28: As many as 1,505 people’s representatives of the main opposition party, CPN (UML) have joined the CPN (Unified Socialist)-led by Madhav Kumar Nepal after the split.
Likewise, 921 people’s representatives of Janta Samajbadi Party (JSP) have joined Democratic Socialist Party after the split.
Earlier on August 25, the CPN (UNL) split and a new party, CPN (Unified Socialist), was formed under the leadership of Madhav Kumar Nepal.
On the same date, JSP also split and Mahantha Thakur formed a new party named Democratic Socialist Party.
Introduction of a ‘party-split’ ordinance by the government allowed the political parties to split if only 20 percent members of its central committee or the parliamentary party members were in its favour.
After authenticating the new parties, the Election Commission had given a deadline for the UML and JSP lawmakers to join new parties as per their will. (with inputs from Gorkhapatra)
KARNALI, September 1: Three CPN (UML) members in the Karnali Province Assembly have sided with the CPN (Unified Socialist) that was formed recently after splitting from the CPN (UML).
Chandra Bahadur Shahi, Devi Oli and Padma Rokaya have decided to be with the newly formed party chaired by Madhav Kumar Nepal. They were physically present today at the Province Election Office to verify their decision to join the Unified Socialist, according to Province Election Officer Durga Prasad Chalise.
With this, now the CPN (UML) has 13 members in the Province Assembly followed by 12 of the CPN (Maoist Centre), six of the Nepali Congress, three of the Unified Socialist and one of the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP).
Earlier, 20 members including the Speaker represented the CPN (UML) in the Karnali and the number was reduced to 16 with four members Prakash Jwala, Ambar Bahadur Thapa, Kurma Raj Shahi and Nanda Singh Dhami being relieved by the party on the charge of violating the party whip.
The Election Office has set September 7 as the deadline for choosing a party to the
Province and local level representatives in accordance with the Ordinance relating to the Political Parties issued by the government recently.
However, no local representatives have yet reached the Election Office to change their association of the political party.
Shahi represents Mugu in the Province Assembly while Oli is from the Rukum West and Rokaya is the directly elected member from Jumla.
KATHMANDU, Aug 26: The Election Commission (EC) has recognized the CPN (Unified Socialist) as a new political party. A meeting of the commission awarded the verification certificates to the CPN (Unified Socialist) under the chairmanship of Madhav Kumar Nepal, on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, the Democratic Socialist Party (DSP) led by Mahantha Thakur was also registered at the poll body on Wednesday itself.
According to the spokesperson for the commission, Raj Kumar Shrestha, Secretary of the Commission Suresh Adhikari handed over the certificate of party registration to CPN-Unified Socialist leader Rajendra Prasad Pandey and Keshav Jha on behalf of DSP.
After revolting from the CPN- UML, 56 central members and 30 parliamentarians were present in person at the EC to verify themselves in favor of CPN (US).Based on the ordinance on political parties, central committee members and parliamentarians were called for verification from 11:30 AM to 2 PM on Wednesday.
Of the 58 names proposed, Bhaskar Kafle and Rabin Koirala, however, could not be verified. Former Prime Minister and senior party leader Jhala Nath Khanal was identified via the Nepali Embassy in New Delhi, India.
Likewise, 30 members of the federal parliament also verified themselves in favor of the new party. Though the petitions of MPs Som Prasad Pandey, Mayadevi Gyawali and Sarada Bhatta were not signed, they were also among those who reached the commission for verification.
Following the split from the CPN (UML), the support of 41 central members out of the then existing 203 was required to get the new party's recognition. This is the second time that UML has split following 2054 BS over the issue related to the Mahakali treaty.
The Commission has also given party recognition to the Democratic Socialist Party Nepal led by leader Mahanta Thakur. Thakur led a group that disassociated themselves from the Janata Samajbadi Party.
KATHMANDU, August 22: Vice Chairman of the main opposition CPN-UML, Bam Dev Gautam has maintained that he has not joined CPN (Unified Socialist) -- the newly registered party.
CPN (Unified Socialist) is a new party led by UML’s erstwhile senior leader and former Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal.
Expressing its serious concerns over the rumors that Gautam ‘joined the new party and is preparing to be sworn in as the minister’, his secretariat said such news spread through various media outlets lacked facts.
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