Editing Politics of Nepal (section)

== Political parties ==
The [[List of political parties in Nepal|political parties in Nepal]] can be mainly divided into the Democratic camp and the Communist camp. Still, these parties at times form alliances with each other and among them as per the situation and demand.

=== Democratic/socialist camp ===
This camp is led by [[Nepali Congress]], the opposition party in Nepal. Numerous parties in Nepal claim to endorse democratic ideology but few are active which are listed below.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan="2" |Name
! rowspan="2" |Leader
! rowspan="2" |Political position
! rowspan="2" |Foundation Year
! colspan="2" |[[Federal parliament of Nepal|Federal Parliament of Nepal]]
! rowspan="2" |[[Pradesh Sabha|Provincial Assembly]]
|-
![[House of Representatives (Nepal)|House of Representatives]]
![[National Assembly (Nepal)|National Assembly]]
|-
|[[Nepali Congress]]
नेपाली काँग्रेस<ref>{{cite web|title=Nepali Congress|url=https://www.nepalicongress.org/introduction|access-date=2021-08-02|website=www.nepalicongress.org}}</ref><ref name=":02">{{cite web|date=2017-10-05|title=Nepali Congress to lead 'democratic alliance' to counter leftist grouping|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/nepali-congress-to-lead-democratic-alliance-to-counter-leftist-grouping/story-Apu3AOHhsm3y3N0Qr7AF5K.html|access-date=2021-08-02|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=2006-04-20|title=Major political parties of Nepal|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/major-political-parties-of-nepal/story-SYlGMWltRylLwwXDdiSG0N.html|access-date=2021-08-02|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref>
|[[Sher Bahadur Deuba]]
|[[Centre-left politics|Centre-left]]
|1950
|88
|16
|175
|-
|[[Rastriya Swatantra Party]]राष्ट्रिय स्वतन्त्र पार्टी<ref>{{Cite web |title=स्वतन्त्र पार्टीमा दुई धार : दायाँ जाने कि बायाँ ? |url=https://www.onlinekhabar.com/2022/12/1227209 |access-date=2023-03-31 |website=Online Khabar |language=en-US}}</ref>
|[[Rabi Lamichhane]]
|[[Centre-left politics|Centre-left]]
|2022
|21
|0
|0
|-
|[[Rastriya Prajatantra Party]]<ref name=":02" /><ref>{{cite web|date=2010-06-17|title= 	Regional Unions|website=IDU : [[International Democrat Union]]|url=http://www.idu.org/regional_list.aspx?id=1|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100617014146/http://www.idu.org/regional_list.aspx?id=1|archive-date=2010-06-17|access-date=2021-08-02}}</ref> (''National Democratic Party'')
राष्ट्रिय प्रजातन्त्र पार्टी
|[[Rajendra Lingden]]
|[[Centre-right politics|Centre-right]]
|1990
|14
|0
|28
|-
|{{Nowrap|[[People's Socialist Party (Nepal, 2024)|People's Socialist Party]]}}
{{Langx|ne|जनता समाजवादी पार्टी|label=none}}
|[[Ashok Rai]]
|{{nowrap|[[Centre-left politics|Centre-left]]}}
to {{nowrap|[[Left-wing politics|left-wing]]}}
|2024
|7
|0
|3
|-
|{{nowrap|[[Janamat Party]]}}
{{Langx|ne|जनमत पार्टी|label=none}}
|[[CK Raut]]
|[[Centre-left politics|Centre-left]]
|2019
|6
|0
|16
|-
|[[People's Socialist Party, Nepal (2020)|People's Socialist Party, Nepal]]
जनता समाजवादी पार्टी, नेपाल

<ref name=":02" /><ref>{{cite web|last=Biswasdip|title=जनता समाजवादी पार्टी, नेपालको घोषणा–पत्र – PSPN|url=https://peoplesocialist.org/?p=78|access-date=2021-08-02|language=en-US}}</ref>
|[[Upendra Yadav]]
|[[Centre-left politics|Centre-left]]
|2020
|5
|3
|20
|-
|[[Loktantrik Samajwadi Party, Nepal]]
लोकतान्त्रिक समाजवादी पार्टी, नेपाल
|[[Mahantha Thakur]]
|[[Centre-left politics|Centre-left]]
|2021
|4
|1
|12
|-
|[[Nagrik Unmukti Party]]
नागरिक उन्मुक्ति पार्टी
|[[Resham Lal Chaudhary]]
|[[Centre-left politics|Centre left]]
|2022
|4
|0
|12
|}

=== Communist camp ===
{{See also|2020-2021 split in Nepalese Communist Parties}}
Majorly, [[Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)|CPN(UML)]] and [[Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)|CPN(Maoist Centre)]] carry the communist legacy in Nepal while there are other few parties which claim to endorse communist ideology. Some of them are given below. They currently make up the ruling coalition.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! rowspan="2" |Name
! rowspan="2" |Leader
! rowspan="2" |Foundation Year
! colspan="2" |[[Federal parliament of Nepal|Federal Parliament of Nepal]]
! rowspan="2" |[[Pradesh Sabha|Provincial Assembly]]
! rowspan="2" |Notes
|-
![[House of Representatives (Nepal)|House of Representatives]]
![[National Assembly (Nepal)|National Assembly]]
|-
|[[Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)|Communist Party of Nepal (UML)]]<ref name=":1">{{cite web|date=2021-03-08|title=Nepal top court quashes 2018 formation of ruling Nepal Communist Party|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/world/nepal-top-court-quashes-2018-formation-of-ruling-nepal-communist-party-7218809/|access-date=2021-08-02|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref>
|[[Khadga Prasad Oli]]
|2021
|79
|11
|161
| rowspan="2" |Re-founded after split of [[Nepal Communist Party]]<ref name=":1" />
|-
|[[Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)]]<ref name=":1" />
|[[Pushpa Kamal Dahal]]
|2021
|32
|18
|81
|-
|[[Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Socialist)]]
|[[Madhav Kumar Nepal]]
|2021
|10
|8
|26
|founded by split from [[Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)|CPN (UML)]]
|-
|[[Rastriya Janamorcha]]<ref>{{cite web|title=राष्ट्रिय जनमोर्चा, Rashtriya Janamorcha - RAJAMO, National Peoples' Front|url=http://www.rajamo.org/|access-date=23 June 2017|website=www.rajamo.org|archive-date=23 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170623004621/http://rajamo.org/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|[[Chitra Bahadur K.C.]]
|2008
|1
|1
|1
|Split from [[Janamorcha Nepal]]
Electoral front of [[Communist Party of Nepal (Masal) (2006)|Communist Party of Nepal (Masal)]]
|-
|[[Nepal Workers Peasants Party|Nepal Majdoor Kisan Party]]<ref>{{cite web|title=नेपाल मजदुर किसान पार्टी – नेपाल मजदुर किसान पार्टी|url=http://nwpp.org.np/nwpponline/|access-date=23 June 2017|website=nwpp.org.np|language=en-US|archive-date=27 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170527151003/http://nwpp.org.np/nwpponline|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|[[Narayan Man Bijukchhe]]
|1975
|1
|0
|3
|Split from the [[Communist Party of Nepal (Pushpa Lal)]]
Originally founded as Nepal Workers and Peasants Organization
|}