Akhanda Nepal Party (Nepali: अखण्ड नेपाल पार्टी, 'Great Nepal Party') was a political party in Nepal. As of 2013, the chairman of the party was Kumar Khadka.[1] The party joined Nepali Congress ahead of the 2017 Nepalese general election.
Akhanda Nepal Party अखण्ड नेपाल पार्टी | |
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| President | Kumar Khadka |
| Merged into | Nepali Congress |
| Headquarters | Kuleswor Height, Ravibhavan, Kathmandu, Nepal |
| Ideology | State Hinduism Non-ethnic federalism |
| Political position | Right-wing |
| Website | |
| akhandanepal.org | |
The party calls for the reinstatement of Nepal as a Hindu state. It proposes a topography-based federal system in Nepal, and opposes a federal structure drawn along ethnic/linguistic lines. The party favoured a presidential system, with a directly elected president that appoints a government.[2]
The party registered itself with the Election Commission of Nepal ahead of the 2013 Constituent Assembly election.[3] It presented 105 candidates in FPTP constituencies.[4][5] For the Proportional Representation vote the party submitted a list of 100 candidates, headed by Anirudra Thapa.[6] The election symbol of the party is a pennon.[1]
History
editOn 19 January 2017, the party for the first time joined the government, for which chairman Kumar Khadka joined the Second Dahal coalition government as the Minister for Women, Children and Social Welfare Development.[7]
On 22 April 2017, the Akhanda Party Nepal joined the Nepali Congress ahead of the 2017 Nepalese local elections.[8][9]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Election Commission of Nepal. संबिधानसभाको निर्वाचनको लागि मान्यता पाएका दलहरुको नाम तथा चिन्हहरु Archived 2013-10-29 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Republica. Akhanda Nepal Party for Hindu state
- ^ Nepal Law Society. Brief about the Election Update (4) Archived 2013-10-29 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Election Commission of Nepal. पहिलो हुने निर्वाचित हुने प्रणाली अन्तर्गतको दलगत उम्मेदवारको सुची Archived 2013-10-29 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Election Commission of Nepal. राजनैतिक दल / स्वतन्त्र अनुसार उम्मेदवारको संख्या Archived 2013-10-29 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Election Commission of Nepal. संबिधान सभाको समानुपातिक निर्वाचन प्रणालीको दलगत उम्मेदवारहरुको नामावली Archived 2013-10-29 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Cabinet expansion: Singh, Khadka sworn in as ministers". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- ^ RASTRIYA SAMACHAR SAMITI. "Akhanda Nepal Party Samanantar joins Nepali Congress". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- ^ "Akhanda Party Nepal unites with Nepali Congress". Inheadline. Retrieved 1 November 2017.