Nepal Communist Party

The Nepal Communist Party (NCP) is the ruling political party in Nepal and is the largest communist party in South Asia and the third largest in Asia.[7] It was founded on 17 May 2018, from the unification of two leftist parties, Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) and Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre). The unification was completed by the Party Unification Coordination Committee, after eight months of planning. The two predecessor parties subsequently dissolved, making way for the new united party. The party retains the electoral symbol of the CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist), the sun.[8][9] The party is the largest political party in the House of Representatives, National Assembly and in all provincial assemblies except No. 2. KP Sharma Oli, Prime Minister of Nepal since 15 February 2018, and former Prime Minister of Nepal Pushpa Kamal Dahal both serve as the chairmen of the party.[10]

Not to be confused with Communist Party of Nepal or Communist Party of Nepal (2013).
For other parties of the same name, see List of communist parties in Nepal.

Nepal Communist Party

नेपाल कम्युनिष्ट पार्टी
AbbreviationNCP (नेकपा)
ChairpersonKP Sharma Oli and Pushpa Kamal Dahal[1]
General SecretaryBishnu Prasad Paudel
PresidiumSecretariat of the Nepal Communist Party
SpokespersonNarayan Kaji Shrestha
Parliamentary Party LeaderKP Sharma Oli[2]
Founded17 May 2018 (2018-05-17)
Merger ofCPN (Maoist Centre)
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
HeadquartersPerisdada, Koteshwar, Kathmandu and Aakirti Marg, Dhumbarahi, Kathmandu
Student wingAll Nepal National Free Students Union
Youth wingNational Youth Federation Nepal
Labour wingGEFONT
ANTUF
IdeologyCommunism
People's Multiparty Democracy[3]
Marxism–Leninism[3]
Democratic centralism[4]
Secularism[4]
Federalism
Factions:
Market socialism
Marxism–Leninism–Maoism–Prachanda Path
Political positionLeft-wing[5]
Factions:
Centre-left to Far-left
International affiliationIMCWP[6]
Colors     Red
Anthem"The Internationale"
House of Representatives
174 / 275
National Assembly
50 / 59
Provincial Assemblies
350 / 550
Party flag
Website
ncp.org.np
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History

Background

On 3 October 2017, the two major communist parties, the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) and the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) along with the Naya Shakti Party announced a coalition for the upcoming legislative and provincial election. The three parties also announced plans for unification following the election with the formation of a Unification Coordination Committee.[11][12][13] On 14 October 2017, Naya Shakti Party broke from the alliance citing differences with the two parties.[14] The alliance between the two parties won a majority in the House of Representatives and in six of the seven provincial assemblies.[15][16][17] Following the elections, it was decided that CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist) would get chief ministers in Province No. 1, Bagmati Pradesh, Gandaki Pradesh and Province No. 5, and CPN (Maoist Centre) would get chief ministers in Karnali Pradesh and Sudurpashchim Pradesh.[18] The party also won a two third majority in the National Assembly.[19][20] Following the formation of the Federal Parliament of Nepal, parliamentary party leader of the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist), Khadga Prasad Oli was sworn in as Prime Minister on 15 February 2018.[21][22] The merger of the two parties was initially announced for 22 April 2018, to coincide with the formation of the original Communist Party of Nepal in 1949,[23] but the unification was put on hold citing insufficient time to sort out remaining issues.[24]

Unification

The CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist) and CPN (Maoist Centre) dissolved their central committees on 17 May 2018 and the new party was formed on the same day. Khadga Prasad Oli and Pushpa Kamal Dahal would serve as joint chairmen of the party until a general convention was held.[25][26][27] The party changed its name to Nepal Communist Party (NCP) after the Election Commission of Nepal refused to register the new party as another party called Communist Party of Nepal was already registered the commission.[28][29]

Ideology
Communism in Nepal
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As part of the merger agreement, the party's ideology will consist of Marxism–Leninism and support for a multi-party system in Nepal, while the party itself will remain secular and governed by democratic centralism.

Organization and structure

Central organization

Secretariat

A nine-member Secretariat (also known as High Command) of the party has been created. It includes:

Politburo

A 135 member politburo will be formed after the formation of the standing committee and central committee.[31]

Standing Committee

The 45-member Standing Committee of the Central Political Bureau includes 26 members from CPN (UML) and 19 from CPN (Maoist Centre).[32]

Central Committee

The central committee has a total of 441 members, including 241 from Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist), and 200 from Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre).[8]

Lower-level organizations
  • Provincial committees: 151-member committee for each of the seven provinces[32]
  • District committees: 77-member committee for each of the 77 districts [31]
  • Metropolitan committees [31]
  • Sub-metropolitan committees [31]
  • Municipal committees [31]
  • Rural municipal committees [31]
  • Ward committees [31]

Federal government
Pratinidhi Sabha Rastriya Sabha Government Prime Minister/Parliamentary Party Leader
174 / 275
50 / 59
 NCP Khadga Prasad Oli

Presence in various provinces
Province Seats Government Chief Minister/Provincial Party Leader
Province No. 1
66 / 93
 NCP Sher Dhan Rai[33]
Province No. 2
32 / 107
 Opposition Satya Narayan Mandal
Bagmati Pradesh
81 / 110
 NCP Dormani Poudel[34]
Gandaki Pradesh
39 / 60
 NCP Prithvi Subba Gurung[35]
Province No. 5
61 / 87
 NCP Shankar Pokhrel[36]
Karnali Pradesh
32 / 40
 NCP Mahendra Bahadur Shahi[37]
Sudurpashchim Pradesh
39 / 53
 NCP Trilochan Bhatta[38]

References
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  29. "नामबाट अण्डरलाईन हट्यो (नेकपा) थपियो". gorkhapatraonline.com. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
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  33. "Sher Dhan Rai appointed Province 1 Chief Minister – The Himalayan Times". The Himalayan Times. 14 February 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  34. "UML PP leader Dor Mani Paudel appointed CM of Province 3". The Himalayan Times. 11 February 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  35. "Prithvi Subba Gurung appointed as Province 4 CM – The Himalayan Times". The Himalayan Times. 12 February 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  36. "Shankar Pokharel appointed Province 5 CM". The Himalayan Times. 14 February 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  37. "Shahi appointed Province 6 CM". The Himalayan Times. 16 February 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  38. "Trilochan Bhatta becomes Province 7 chief minister". The Himalayan Times. 16 February 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
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