Rastriya Janamorcha

Rastriya Janamorcha
राष्ट्रिय जनमोर्चा
Chairman Chitra Bahadur K.C.[1]
General Secretary Janak Raj Sharma
Secretary Him Lal Puri
Spokesperson Durga Paudel
Founded 1999 original
2006 reestablished
Split from Janamorcha Nepal
Headquarters Budhanilkantha-12, Jyotinagar, Kapan, Kathmandu
Student wing All Nepal National Independent Students Union (Sixth)
Youth wing All Nepal Democratic Youth Association
Women's wing All Nepal Women's Association
Ideology Communism
Marxism-Leninism
Political position Left-wing to far-left
Seats in Pratinidhi Sabha
1 / 275
Election symbol
Website
www.rajamo.org

Rastriya Janamorcha (Nepali: राष्ट्रिय जनमोर्चा; translation: National People's Front) is a communist political party in Nepal. It was originally founded in 1995 as the legal front of Communist Party of Nepal (Masal). It was refounded again in 2006 after breaking away from Janamorcha Nepal and has acted as the legal front for the Mohan Bikram Singh led Communist Party of Nepal (Masal).[2]

The party advocates decentralization within the former unitary system.[3]

History

Before formation (1991-1994)

The party contested the 1991 local elections as All Nepal Peasants Organization and contested in the 1994 legislative elections as All Nepal Rastriya Janamorcha.[4]

Merger and break away (2002-2008)

In 2002, the party merged with Samyukta Janamorcha Nepal, the legal front of Communist Party of Nepal (Unity Centre), to form Janamorcha Nepal. Janamorcha Nepal acted as the legal front of the Communist Party of Nepal (Unity Centre-Masal). After Janamorcha Nepal joined the governing Seven Party Alliance in 2006, Chitra Bahadur KC broke away from the party to reclaim the name of Rastriya Janamorcha. The party held three seats in the Interim Legislature-Parliament of Nepal.[2]

Constituent Assembly (2008-2015)

The party registered with the Election Commission of Nepal ahead of the 2008 Constituent Assembly elections.[5] The party won four seats in the election.[2]

In July 2010, the party expelled its general secretary Dilaram Acharya for breaking party discipline. He formed another party, Rastriya Janamorcha (Nepal), after his expulsion. The party won three seats in the 2013 Constituent Assembly election.[2]

Federal Nepal (2015-present)

After the promulgation of the Constitution of Nepal, Rastriya Janamorcha joined the coalition government of Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) and Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist). This was the first time that the party had not been in opposition.[6] Following this, party chairman Chitra Bahadur KC was appointed Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation.[7]

The party contested the 2017 local elections and won 186 seats in local government. The party won mayoral posts in Bareng rural municipality in Baglung and, Jhimruk and Mallarani rural municipalities in Pyuthan.[8][9][10] Ahead of the 2017 legislative and provincial elections, the party joined the alliance of Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) and Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre).[11] The party won one seat to the Federal Parliament of Nepal but did not cross the three percent threshold to become a national party. The party also won three seats in the Provincial Assembly of Province No. 4 and one seat in the Provincial Assembly of Province No. 5.[12]

Electoral performance

Election Leader Votes Seats Position Resulting government
# % # +/-
2008 Chitra Bahadur KC 106,224 0.99
4 / 575
 12th CPN (Maoist)–CPN (UML)–MJFN
2013 Chitra Bahadur KC 92,387 0.98
3 / 575
 Decrease 1 Steady 12th Congress–CPN (UML)–RPP
2017 Chitra Bahadur KC 62,133 0.65
1 / 275
 Decrease 2 Increase 10th CPN(UML)-CPN(Maoist Centre)

Presence in various provinces

Province Seats Year of election
Province No. 4
3 / 60
 2017
Province No. 5
1 / 87

Leadership

Chairmen of Rastriya Janamorcha (1999-present)

  • Chitra Bahadur KC, 1999-2002, 2006-present

General Secretaries of Rastriya Janamorcha (1999-present)

  • Nawaraj Subedi, 1999-2002
  • Dilaram Acharya, 2006-2010
  • Santa Bahadur Nepali, 2011-2016
  • Janak Raj Sharma, 2016-present

Linked organisations

  • All Nepal Teachers' Association

References

  1. ↑ United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) : Activities » Activities Update » Activity Details Archived 2008-05-06 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Political handbook of the world 2015. Lansford, Tom,. Los Angeles, California. ISBN 9781483371573. OCLC 912321323.
  3. ↑ eKantipur.com - Nepal's No.1 News Portal Archived 2008-02-10 at the Wayback Machine.
  4. ↑ "राष्ट्रिय जनमोर्चा, Rastriya Janamorcha - RAJAMO, National Peoples' Front". rajamo.org. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
  5. ↑ पार्टीको सूची — Election Commission of Nepal Archived 2013-11-02 at the Wayback Machine.
  6. ↑ "Janamorcha to join govt for first time in history - The Himalayan Times". The Himalayan Times. 2015-10-28. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
  7. ↑ "3 more DPMs, 4 ministers sworn-in; total Cabinet strength is 26 - The Himalayan Times". The Himalayan Times. 2015-11-05. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
  8. ↑ "4,888 representatives elected in 115 local units; with the list of winning chairpersons/mayors | NepaleKhabar.com". nepaleKhabar. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
  9. ↑ Nepal, Review. "Rastriya Janamorcha wins elections in Malla Rani Rural Municipality of Pyuthan district - Review Nepal News". Review Nepal News. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
  10. ↑ "Fringe parties limited to handful wins". Retrieved 2018-04-17.
  11. ↑ "Rastriya Janamorcha to support left alliance". My Republica. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
  12. ↑ "Provincial PR seat allocation to parties complete". The Himalayan Times. 2017-12-22. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
  13. ↑ Weekly Nepal - Weekly News from Nepal - हाँकका मुख्य समाचारहरु
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