List of communist parties in Nepal

Communism in Nepal

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Current groups

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The Communist Party of Nepal is a name used by a number of Nepalese political parties claiming allegiance to the communist ideology. Most trace their roots back to the original Communist Party of Nepal formed in 1949.

Active parties

Major parties

Name	Leader	Foundation Year	Federal Parliament of Nepal		Provincial Assembly	Local government	Notes
Name	Leader	Foundation Year	House of Representatives	National Assembly	Provincial Assembly	Local government	Notes
Nepal Communist Party^[1]^[2]^[3]	Khadga Prasad Oli & Pushpa Kamal Dahal	2018	174	42	351	19,539	Founded through merger of Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) and Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)
Rastriya Janamorcha^[4]	Chitra Bahadur K.C.	2008	1	0	4	186	Split from Janamorcha Nepal
Nepal Majdoor Kisan Party^[5]	Narayan Man Bijukchhe	1975	1	0	2	99	Split from Communist Party of Nepal (Pushpa Lal) Originally founded as Nepal Workers and Peasants Organization
Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist–Leninist)^[6]	Chandra Prakash Mainali	2006	0	0	0	4	Split from Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist-Leninist)

Minor parties

Name	Leader	Notes
Communist Party of Nepal (Revolutionary Maoist)^[7]	Mohan Baidya	Split from Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist)
Communist Party of Nepal^[8]	Rishi Ram Kattel
Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist–Leninist-Socialist)	Bishnu Raj Aryal
Nepal Communist Party	Netra Bikram Chand^[9]	Split from Communist Party of Nepal (Revolutionary Maoist) Not registered with the Election Commission of Nepal
Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist)	Durga Prasad Gyawali
Communist Party of Nepal (Masal)	Mohan Bikram Singh^[10]^[11]	Split from Communist Party of Nepal (Unity Centre-Masal)

Defunct parties


Name	Foundation Year	Dissolution Year	Notes
Communist League	1946
Communist Party of Nepal	1949	1962	Split into Communist Party of Nepal (Amatya) and Communist Party of Nepal (Raymajhi)
Communist Party of Nepal (Amatya)	1962 1992	1991 1994	Split from Communist Party of Nepal Merged with Communist Party of Nepal (Burma) and Communist Party of Nepal (Democratic) to form Communist Party of Nepal (United) Split from Communist Party of Nepal (United) in 1992 to refound the party Merged into Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist)
Communist Party of Nepal (Burma)	1962 1992	1991 2001	Split from Communist Party of Nepal Originally founded as Communist Party of Nepal (Raymajhi) Renamed in 1983 as Communist Party of Nepal (Burma) Merged with Communist Party of Nepal (Amatya) and Communist Party of Nepal (Democratic) to form Communist Party of Nepal (United) Split from Communist Party of Nepal (United) in 1992 to refound the party Merged into Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist)
Communist Party of Nepal (Pushpa Lal)	1968	1987	Split from Communist Party of Nepal (Amatya) Merged with Communist Party of Nepal (Manmohan) to form Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist)
Nepal Revolutionary Organisation (Marxist–Leninist)	1973	1975	Founded All Nepal Communist Revolutionary Coordination Committee (Marxist-Leninist)
Communist Party of Nepal (Fourth Convention)	1974	1990	Split from Central Nucleus Merged with Communist Party of Nepal (Mashal) to form Communist Party of Nepal (Unity Centre)
Proletarian Revolutionary Organisation, Nepal	1974	1978	Split from Communist Party of Nepal (Pushpa Lal) Originally formed as Communist Unity Contact Forum Nepal Renamed to Proletarian Revolutionary Organization, Nepal in 1976 Merged into Nepal Workers and Peasants Organization
All Nepal Communist Revolutionary Coordination Committee (Marxist–Leninist)	1975	1978	Founded from Nepal Revolutionary Organization (Marxist-Leninist) Founded Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist-Leninist)
Mukti Morcha Samuha	1976	1977	Split from Communist Party of Nepal (Pushpa Lal) Merged into All Nepal Communist Revolutionary Coordination Committee (Marxist-Leninist)
Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist–Leninist)	1978	1991	Founded from All Nepal Communist Revolutionary Coordination Committee (Marxist-Leninist) Merged with Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist) to form Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist)
Communist Party of Nepal (Democratic)	1979	1991	Split from Communist Party of Nepal (Raymajhi) Originally founded as Communist Party of Nepal (Manandhar) Renamed to Communist Party of Nepal (Democratic) in 1991 Merged with Communist Party of Nepal (Burma) and Communist Party of Nepal (Amatya) to form Communist Party of Nepal (United)
Communist Party of Nepal (Manmohan)	1979	1986	Split from Central Nucleus Originally formed as Communist Party of Nepal (Unity Conference) Renamed to Communist Party of Nepal (Manmohan) in 1982 Merged with Communist Party of Nepal (Pushpa Lal) to form Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist)
Rebel Unity Centre	1980	1981	Split from Communist Party of Nepal (Fourth Convention) Merged into Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist-Leninist)
Proletarian Communist League	1980	1983	Split from Ati Gopyatabadi Group Formed Proletarian Workers Organization with a splinter group of Nepal Workers and Peasants Organization
Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist–Leninist–Maoist)	1981	2005	Originally founded as Nepal Marxist-Leninist Party Merged with Communist Party of Nepal (Malema) to form Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist-Leninist-Maoist Centre)
Nepal Workers and Peasants Organisation (Hareram Sharma)	1981	1981	Split from Nepal Workers and Peasants Organisation
Nepal Front	1981		Split from Nepal Workers and Peasants Organization (Hareram Sharma)
Nepal Workers and Peasants Organisation (D.P. Singh)	1981	1986	Split from Nepal Workers and Peasants Organisation (Hareram Sharma) Merged into Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist-Leninist)
Communist Party of Nepal (Matri Samuha)	1983	1984	Split from Communist Party of Nepal (Burma)
Communist Party of Nepal (Masal)	1983	2001	Split from Communist Party of Nepal (Fourth Convention) Merged with Communist Party of Nepal (Unity Centre) to form Communist Party of Nepal (Unity Centre-Masal)
Communist Party of Nepal (Mashal)	1984	1991	Split from Communist Party of Nepal (Masal) Merged with Communist Party of Nepal (Fourth Convention) to form Communist Party of Nepal (Unity Centre)
Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist)	1986	1991	Founded through the merger of Communist Party of Nepal (Manmohan) and Communist Party of Nepal (Pushpa Lal) Merged with Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist-Leninist) to form Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist)
Communist Party of Nepal (Unity Centre)	1991	2001	Founded through the merger of Communist Party of Nepal (Mashal) and Communist Party of Nepal (Fourth Convention) Merged with Communist Party of Nepal (Masal) to form Communist Party of Nepal (Unity Centre-Masal)
Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist)	1991	2005	Split from Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) Originally founded as Communist Party of Nepal (15 September 1949) Merged with Communist Party of Nepal (United) to form Communist Party of Nepal (United Marxist)
Communist Party of Nepal (United)	1991	2005	Founded through merger of Communist Party of Nepal (Burma), Communist Party of Nepal (Amatya) and Communist Party of Nepal (Democratic) Merged with Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist) to form Communist Party of Nepal (United Marxist)
Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	1991	2018	Founded through merger of Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist) and Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist-Leninist) Merged with Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) to form Nepal Communist Party
Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)	1994	2018	Split from Communist Party of Nepal (Unity Centre) Originally founded as Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) Renamed in 2008 as Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) Renamed in 2016 as Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) Merged with Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) to form Nepal Communist Party
Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist–Leninist)	1998	2002	Split from Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) Merged into Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist)
Communist Party of Nepal (Masal)	1999	2009	Split from Communist Party of Nepal (Masal) Merged with Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist)
Communist Party of Nepal (Malema)	1999	2005	Split from Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist-Leninist-Maoist) Merged with Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist-Leninist-Maoist) to form Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist-Leninist-Maoist Centre)
Communist Party of Nepal (Unity Centre–Masal)	2002	2009	Formed through merger of Communist Party of Nepal (Masal) and Communist Party of Nepal (Unity Centre) Merged into Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) to form Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist)
Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist–Leninist–Maoist Centre)	2005	2007	Formed through merger of Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist-Leninist-Maoist) and Communist Party of Nepal (Malema) Merged into Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist)
Communist Party of Nepal (United Marxist)	2005	2013	Formed through merger of Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist) and Communist Party of Nepal (United) Merged with Communist Party of Nepal (Unified), Communist Party of Nepal Marxist-Leninist (Socialist), Marxist Communist Party of Nepal, Birodhi Marxist-Leninist and Independent Thought Group to form Communist Party of Nepal
Communist Party of Nepal	2006	2006	Split from Communist Party of Nepal (Unity Centre-Masal) Merged into Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist)
Communist Party of Nepal (Unified)	2007	2013	Formed through merger of splinter groups of Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist-Leninist), Communist Party of Nepal (Unity Centre-Masal) and Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist-Leninist-Maoist Centre) Merged with Communist Party of Nepal (United Marxist), Communist Party of Nepal Marxist-Leninist (Socialist), Marxist Communist Party of Nepal, Birodhi Marxist-Leninist and Independent Thought Group to form Communist Party of Nepal
Communist Party of Nepal (United)	2007	2017	Split from Communist Party of Nepal (United Marxist) Merged into Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)
Revolutionary Left Wing	2008		Split from Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist)
Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist)	2009	2016	Split from Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) Merged with Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) to form Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)
Communist Party of Nepal Marxist−Leninist (Socialist)	2010	2013	Split from Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist-Leninist) Merged with Communist Party of Nepal (United Marxist), Communist Party of Nepal (Unified), Marxist Communist Party of Nepal, Birodhi Marxist-Leninist and Independent Thought Group to form Communist Party of Nepal
Communist Party of Nepal (United Marxist)	2013	2017
Barre Sangarsh Samuha			Split from Communist Party of Nepal (Pushpa Lal) Merged into Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist-Leninist)
Central Nucleus
Communist Party of Nepal (Janamukhi)
Independent Thought Group
Marxist Communist Party of Nepal
Marxist–Leninist Revolutionary Communist Party
Nepal Communist League			Split from Communist Party of Nepal (Manmohan) Merged into Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist)
Nepal Red Communist Party			Split from Communist League
Nepal Samyabadi Dal
Rebel Marxist–Leninist
Revolutionary Communist Organisation, Nepal		1980	Merged into Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist-Leninist)
Revolutionary Communist Organising Committee		1978	Merged into All Nepal Communist Revolutionary Coordination Committee (Marxist-Leninist)
Sandesh Samuha		1978	Merged into All Nepal Communist Revolutionary Coordination Committee (Marxist-Leninist)

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Political parties in Nepal
Recognised national parties	Nepal Communist Party Nepali Congress Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal Rastriya Janata Party Nepal
Parties represented in the parliament as independents	Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal Workers Peasants Party Rastriya Janamorcha Naya Shakti Party, Nepal
Parties represented in provincial assemblies	Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Democractic) Bibeksheel Sajha Party Sanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya Manch Nepal Federal Socialist Party
Parties represented in local governments	Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist-Leninist) Nepal Pariwar Dal Nepali Janata Dal Bahujan Shakti Party Rastriya Janamukti Party
Parties with limited presence	Ekikrit Rastriya Prajatantrik Party (Nationalist) Mongol National Organization Federal Democratic National Forum (Tharuhat) Deshbhakta Janaganatantrik Morcha, Nepal Nepal Janata Party Janashakti Nepal Aamul Pariwartan Masiha Party Nepal Rastriya Mukti Andolan Nepal Nepa Rastriya Party Nepal Loktantrik Janata Congress Churebhavar Loktantrik Party Green Party Nepal Nepal Samabeshi Party Nepali Congress (B.P.) Nepalwad Nepal Sukumbasi Party (Democratic) Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist) Tamangsaling Loktantrik Party Nepal Yuwa Kisan Party Rastriya Samajwadi Party, Nepal Nepal Darshan Rastriya Yatharthawadi Party, Nepal Nepal Naulo Janwadi Party Yuwa Nepal Party Nepal Dalit Party Sanghiya Khumbuwan Democratic Party Nepal Deshbhakta Loktantrik Party Janaprajatantrik Party, Nepal Liberal Democratic Party Deshbhakta Samaj Hamro Party
Defunct parties	Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) Nepal Praja Parishad United Democratic Party Gorkha Parishad
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