Madhesh parties oppose RSP’s proposal to scrap provincial assemblies
Seek clarity from RSP and government, saying proposal would undermine federal structure.
Seek clarity from RSP and government, saying proposal would undermine federal structure.
Parties have become suspicious after the RSP convention floated proposals ranging from restructuring provinces to scrapping provincial assemblies.
With investigations targeting former leaders and political tensions rising, UML and NCP leaders move toward coordination in parliament, on the streets and possibly in elections.
For decades, the Nepali Congress fought its biggest political battles against communist parties. The emergence of Rastriya Swatantra Party has fundamentally altered that equation.
Child rights activists, Congress demand probe and action after thousands of members of the party found to be under 18.
Battered by election losses and spooked by government asset probes, Nepal’s top communist rivals look set to share a stage and possibly a future.
Convention ends after six days with dwindled delegate numbers, leaked WhatsApp voting lists and open displays of divisions despite party’s anti-factional stance.
RSP’s first general convention in Bharatpur continues amid closely contested internal elections and strong gains in women’s representation.
The party, despite leading the government with a near two-thirds majority in the House, has no representation in the Assembly.
Fifth revised election schedule puts polling from 9:15pm to 12:15am, with results expected by 1:30am on Friday.
As the largest party in parliament formally tables its constitutional amendment agenda in its general convention, major political stakeholders remain at odds over governance models and electoral reform.
As the election process draws out, delegates are frustrated by heat and mismanagement and head back home short on cash.
RSP has deployed 75 electronic voting machines, with voting set to begin at 8:30 pm and results expected overnight.
New provisions permit up to 57 advisers and 153 secretariat staff across ministries, reversing an earlier drive to reduce such appointments.
Two-phase leadership election set to begin at party’s first general convention after Rabi Lamichhane is elected unopposed as chair.
Lamichhane’s political paper calls for constitutional reforms through broad consensus, while outlining the party’s social democratic outlook.
The Congress president’s remarks at the RSP general convention have renewed interest in the capture of Bharatpur and the deadly military crackdown that followed.
A row over representation and last-minute adjustments for merged factions delayed proceedings Monday. Closed session starts today.
With district conventions unable to take place outside Parsa, delegates are attending the party’s general convention after being selected through existing ad hoc committees and previously completed local-level conventions.
Delegates will deliberate on political, organisational, financial and statute amendment reports before nominations open for chairperson and the 99-member central committee ahead of Tuesday’s voting.