Nepal Workers Peasants Party

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Nepal Workers Peasants Party
नेपाल मजदुर किसान पार्टी
3 / 110
Mayors/Chairs
1 / 753
Councillors
85 / 35,011
Election symbol
Party flag
Website
nwpp.org.np

The Nepal Workers Peasants Party (NWPP), also known as the Nepal Workers' and Peasants' Party and the Nepal Majdoor Kisan Party[3] (Nepali: नेपाल मजदुर किसान पार्टी; abbr. नेमकिपा, 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

Foundation and early years (1975–1981)

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)

A party supporter postering for the Nepal Workers Peasants Party at a hiti (public fountain) in Thamel

Bijukchhe's NWPO formed part of 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,

Party mural in Bhaktapur. The Nepali text reads, "Our destination is a Socialist Republic".

NWPP was active in the protest movements against repression in

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)

The party contested 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

Ideology

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

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

List of Pratinidhi Sabha members from Nepal Majdoor Kishan Party

No. Name Constituency Appointment date Retirement date
1. Prem Suwal Bhaktapur 1 2022 2027

Electoral performance

Legislative elections

Election Leader Constituency votes Party list votes Seats Position Resulting government
No. % % change No. % % change No. +/–
1991 Narayan Man Bijukchhe 91,335 1.25
2 / 205
8th In opposition
1994 Narayan Man Bijukchhe 75,072 0.98 Decrease 0.27
4 / 205
Increase 2 Increase 7th In opposition
1999 Narayan Man Bijukchhe 48,015 0.56 Decrease 0.42
1 / 205
Decrease 3 Decrease 10th In opposition
2008 Narayan Man Bijukchhe 65,908 0.64 Increase 0.08 74,089 0.69
4 / 575
Increase 3 Decrease 14th In opposition
2013 Narayan Man Bijukchhe 54,323 0.60 Decrease 0.04 66,778 0.71 Increase 0.02
4 / 575
Steady Decrease 15th In opposition
2017 Narayan Man Bijukchhe 52,668 0.52 Decrease 0.08 56,141 0.59[a] Decrease 0.12
1 / 275
Decrease 3 Increase 11th In opposition
2022 Narayan Man Bijukchhe 71,567 0.68 Increase 0.16 75,168 0.71[a] Increase 0.12
1 / 275
Steady Steady 11th In opposition
  1. ^ a b Represented as Independent for not reaching the 3% threshold

Provincial elections

Bagmati

Election Year Party list votes Seats Position Resulting government
No. % +/– No. +/–
2017 41,610 2.20
2 / 110
5th In opposition
2022 68,796 3.55 Increase 1.35
3 / 110
Increase 1 Decrease 6th In opposition

References

  1. ^ नेपाल मजदुर किसान पार्टीता भिन्तुना
  2. Naver News
    (in Korean). Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Nepal's left warns of Indian interference posing as relief". The Economic Times. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Locals unimpressed with major parties' development agenda". My Republica. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  5. ^ Central Committee, NRSU (February 2011). "The Role of Nepal Workers' and Peasants' Party in the Communist Movement of Nepal". The Workers Bulletin. 1. 1 (1): 1–6.
  6. ^ Rawal, Bhim Bahadur. Nepalma samyabadi andolan: udbhab ra vikas. Kathmandu: Pairavi Prakashan. Chart nr. 1.
  7. ^ Upreti, B.C.. The Maoist Insurgency in Nepal: Nature, Growth and Impact. In South Asian Survey 13:1 (2006), page 37
  8. ^ Hoftun, Martin, William Raeper and John Whelpton. People, politics and ideology: Democracy and Social Change in Nepal. Kathmandu: Mandala Book Point, 1999. p. 190
  9. ^ "name list of mp". 9 June 2007. Archived from the original on 9 June 2007. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  10. ^ "UML's Oli elected new PM". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  11. ^ "Prajapati elected Bhaktapur mayor". My Republica. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  12. ^ "NWPP wins elections in Bhaktapur-1". My Republica. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  13. ^ "Ousted fringe parties have footing in state assemblies". Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  14. ^ "Bhaktapur's Dear Leader". archive.nepalitimes.com. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  15. ^ a b Lee, Seulki (5 May 2016). "City of devotees devotes itself to development". Nepali Times. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
  16. ^ Ojha, Anup; Pradhan, Tika R. (17 January 2020). "In this Nepali city, the North Korean dream is alive—and it's thriving". Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  17. ^ "In this Nepali city, the North Korean dream is alive—and it's thriving". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 14 December 2020.