Political party in Nepal
The
Nepal Workers Peasants Party
(
NWPP
), also known as the
Nepal Workers' and Peasants' Party
and the
Nepal Majdoor Kisan Party
[3]
(
Nepali
:
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; abbr.
???????
,
Nemakipa
), is a
communist
political party in Nepal
. The party was founded on 23 January 1975 by
Narayan Man Bijukchhe
and draws most of its support from
Bhaktapur
.
[4]
The party is sympathetic to the
Workers' Party of Korea
and has declared
Juche
to be a "directional ideology".
History
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Foundation and early years (1975?1981)
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The Nepal Workers' and Peasants' Party was founded as the Nepal Workers and Peasants Organization (NPWO) in Nepal on 23 January 1975.
[5]
The NPWO broke away from the
Communist Party of Nepal (Pushpa Lal)
in protest over
Pushpa Lal Shrestha
's support for Indian intervention in
East Pakistan
, together with the
Proletarian Revolutionary Organisation, Nepal
, and the
Mazdoor Kisan Sangram Samiti
. In 1981, the NWPO split, and two separate parties came into existence. One party was led by
Narayan Man Bijukchhe
, which later became the Nepal Workers' and Peasants' Party and the other was led by
Hareram Sharma
.
[6]
Jana Andholan I and II (1990?2007)
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Bijukchhe's NWPO formed part of the
United Left Front
and took part in the 1990
Jana Andolan
uprising. It participated in the formation of the
Samyukta Janamorcha Nepal
but left shortly before the
1991 election
.
[7]
The group changed its name to the Nepal Workers Peasants Party and contested the election separately. It fielded 30 candidates, out of whom two were elected. The party received a total of 91,335 votes, or 1.25%.
Ahead of the 1992 elections to local bodies, the NWPP formed an electoral coalition with the Samyukta Janamorcha Nepal,
Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist-Leninist-Maoist)
,
Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist)
, and
Nepal Communist League
.
[8]
NWPP was active in the protest movements against repression in
Nepal
and is a member of the
Seven Party Alliance
which spearheaded the 2006
Loktantra Andolan
. After the restoration of a democratic system, the party decided not to join the government, but stayed in the Seven Party Alliance, which later converted into the
Eight Party Alliance
. When the
interim legislature
was formed in January 2007, Bijukchhe was joined by three other nominated MPs.
[9]
Constituent Assembly and Federal Nepal (2008?present)
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The party contested the
2008 Constituent Assembly
elections and won four seats to the
Constituent Assembly
. The party also had one nominated member. In the
2013 Constituent Assembly elections
, the party again won four seats. The party voted for Khadga Prasad Oli in the prime minister election on 12 October 2015.
[10]
In the
2017 local elections
, the party won 99 seats across local governments and won one mayoral position, with
Sunil Prajapati
being elected as the mayor of
Bhaktapur Municipality
.
[11]
The party also contested the
2017 legislative
and provincial elections
, winning one seat in the
House of Representatives
and two seats to the
Provincial Assembly of Province No. 3
.
[12]
[13]
Ideology
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The Nepal Workers Peasants Party is a communist party, with the party taking major inspiration from the
Chinese
Mao Zedong Thought
ideology. The guiding economic principle of the party is
scientific socialism
.
[14]
In recent years, the party has incorporated the
Juche
idea
as a guiding principle.
[15]
After visiting
North Korea
, party leader
Narayan Man Bijukchhe
has attempted to implement the governing policies of
Juche
into the city of
Bhaktapur
.
[15]
Portraits of the
Kim family
can be found at the party headquarters in Bhaktapur.
[16]
The party sees
political independence
and
economic self-sufficiency
as the cornerstones of development. The party also sees India as an
imperialist force
working against Nepalese interests.
[17]
List of Members of Parliament
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List of Pratinidhi Sabha members from Nepal Majdoor Kishan Party
Electoral performance
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Legislative elections
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Election
|
Leader
|
Constituency votes
|
Party list votes
|
Seats
|
Position
|
Resulting government
|
No.
|
%
|
% change
|
No.
|
%
|
% change
|
No.
|
+/?
|
1991
|
Narayan Man Bijukchhe
|
91,335
|
1.25
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8th
|
In opposition
|
1994
|
Narayan Man Bijukchhe
|
75,072
|
0.98
|
0.27
|
|
|
|
|
2
|
7th
|
In opposition
|
1999
|
Narayan Man Bijukchhe
|
48,015
|
0.56
|
0.42
|
|
|
|
|
3
|
10th
|
In opposition
|
2008
|
Narayan Man Bijukchhe
|
65,908
|
0.64
|
0.08
|
74,089
|
0.69
|
|
|
3
|
14th
|
In opposition
|
2013
|
Narayan Man Bijukchhe
|
54,323
|
0.60
|
0.04
|
66,778
|
0.71
|
0.02
|
|
|
15th
|
In opposition
|
2017
|
Narayan Man Bijukchhe
|
52,668
|
0.52
|
0.08
|
56,141
|
0.59
[a]
|
0.12
|
|
3
|
11th
|
In opposition
|
2022
|
Narayan Man Bijukchhe
|
71,567
|
0.68
|
0.16
|
75,168
|
0.71
[a]
|
0.12
|
|
|
11th
|
In opposition
|
- ^
a
b
Represented as
Independent
for not reaching the 3% threshold
Provincial elections
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Bagmati
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Election Year
|
Party list votes
|
Seats
|
Position
|
Resulting government
|
No.
|
%
|
+/?
|
No.
|
+/?
|
2017
|
41,610
|
2.20
|
|
|
|
5th
|
In opposition
|
2022
|
68,796
|
3.55
|
1.35
|
|
1
|
6th
|
In opposition
|
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