Rastriya Janamorcha

Rastriya Janamorcha

राष्ट्रिय जनमोर्चा
Rastriya Janamorcha राष्ट्रिय जनमोर्चा
Chairman	Chitra Bahadur K.C.
Vice-president	Janak Bhatta; Democratic Left Alliance
Seats in National Assembly	1 / 59
Seats in House of Representatives	1 / 275
Seats in Lumbini Provincial Assembly	1 / 87
Mayors/Chairs	4 / 753
Councillors	159 / 35,011
Election symbol
	Politics of Nepal; Political parties; Elections;

Rastriya Janamorcha (Nepali: राष्ट्रिय जनमोर्चा, lit. 'National People's Front') is a political party in Nepal. It was originally founded in 1995 as the legal front of Communist Party of Nepal (Masal). Former Deputy Prime Minister, Chitra Bahdur KC is the chairman of the party.^[7]^[8]

It was re-founded again in 2006 after breaking away from Janamorcha Nepal and still acts as the legal front for the Mohan Bikram Singh led Communist Party of Nepal (Masal).^[9] The party remains as a strong force political force mainly in Baglung and Pyuthan district.

The party advocates decentralization within the former unitary system.^[10]

History

Before formation (1991–1994)

The party contested the 1991 local elections as All Nepal Peasants Organization and contested in the

1994 legislative elections as All Nepal Rastriya Janamorcha.^[11]

Merger and break away (2002–2008)

In 2002, the party merged with

Interim Legislature Parliament of Nepal.^[9]

Constituent Assembly (2008–2015)

The party registered at the Election Commission of Nepal ahead of the 2008 Constituent Assembly elections.^[12] The party won four seats in the election.^[9]

In July 2010, the party expelled its General secretary Dilaram Acharya for breaking party discipline. He formed another party, Rastriya Janamorcha (Nepal) after his expulsion. The party won three seats in the 2013 Constituent Assembly election.^[9]

Federal Nepal (2015–present)

After the promulgation of the Constitution of Nepal, Rastriya Janamorcha joined the coalition government of

Minister for Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation.^[14]^[7]

The party contested the

Provincial Assembly of Lumbini Province.^[19]

After the Nepalese political crisis in 2021, Rastriya Janamorcha stood in support of alliance led by Nepali Congress. It played major role in forming new government in Gandaki Province.^[20] It gave external support and confidence to central government led by Sher Bahadur Deuba. The party was given a seat in National Assembly and hence Tul Prasad B.K. was elected as first National Assemblian from the party.^[21]

Electoral performance

Legislative elections

Election	Leader	Constituency votes			Party list votes			Seats		Position	Resulting government
Election	Leader	No.	%	% change	No.	%	% change	No.	+/-	Position	Resulting government
1999	Chitra Bahadur KC	121,394	1.41					5 / 205		5th	In opposition
2008	Chitra Bahadur KC	93,578	0.91	0.50	106,224	0.99		4 / 575	1	12th	In opposition
2013	Chitra Bahadur KC	66,666	0.74	0.17	92,387	0.98	0.01	3 / 575	1	12th	In opposition
2017	Chitra Bahadur KC	70,014	0.70	0.04	62,133	0.65^[a]	0.33	1 / 275	2	10th	In opposition
2022	Chitra Bahadur KC	57,278	0.55	0.15	46,504	0.44^[a]	0.21	1 / 275		12th	In opposition

^ ^a ^b Represented as Independent for not reaching the 3% threshold

Provincial elections

Gandaki

Election Year	Party list votes			Seats		Position	Resulting government
Election Year	#	%	% change	#	+/-	Position	Resulting government
2017	19,376	2.03		3 / 60		4th	In opposition
2022	14,940	1.52	0.51	0 / 60	3	7th	Extra-parliamentary

Lumbini

Election Year	Party list votes			Seats		Position	Resulting government
Election Year	#	%	% change	#	+/-	Position	Resulting government
2017	32,546	2.02		1 / 87		6th	In opposition
2022	32,647	1.73	0.29	1 / 87		10th	In opposition

Leadership

Chairmen

Chitra Bahadur K.C., 1999–2002 and 2006–present

General secretaries

Nawaraj Subedi, 1999–2002
Dilaram Acharya, 2006–2010
Santa Bahadur Nepali, 2011–2016
Janak Raj Sharma, 2016–2021
Manoj Bhatta, 2021-present

List of Members of Parliament

List of Rastriya Sabha members from Rastriya Janamorcha
No.	Name	Province	Quota	Appointment date	Retirement date
1.	Tul Prasad B.K.	Lumbini	Dalit	January 2021	January 2027

List of Pratinidhi Sabha members from Rastriya Janamorcha


No.	Name	Constituency	Appointment date
1.	Chitra Bahadur K.C.	Baglung 1	2022

Sister organisations

All Nepal Trade Union Congress
All Nepal Women's Association
ANNISU (6th)
All Nepal Janatati Conference
Jatiya Samata Samaj
All Nepal Democratic Youth Association
Raktim Sanskritik Pariwar
Akhil Nepal Buddhijibi Sangh^[22]
All Nepal Teachers' Association

References

^ United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) : Activities » Activities Update » Activity Details Archived 2008-05-06 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Chitra Bahadur blames federalism for corruption". The Himalayan Times. 2019-09-28. Retrieved 2020-11-26.
^ "Federalism major hindrance to constitution writing: Chitra Bahadur KC". The Kathmandu Post. 2015-02-24. Retrieved 2020-11-26.
^ "जसपा गठबन्धनबाट बाहिरियो, अब चार दलबीच मात्रै सिट बाँडफाँटमा सहमति हुने".
^ "Local elections: 5-party ruling alliance to fight together across Nepal - OnlineKhabar English News". 11 April 2022.
^ "Five-party alliance organize mass gathering".
^ ^a ^b "झलनाथका गुरु ७५ वर्षमा उपप्रधानमन्त्री बने". Online Khabar. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
^ "चित्रबहादुर केसी पुनः अध्यक्ष". Himalkhabar.com. 2016-02-22. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
^
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^ eKantipur.com - Nepal's No.1 News Portal Archived 2008-02-10 at the Wayback Machine
^ "राष्ट्रिय जनमोर्चा, Rastriya Janamorcha - RAJAMO, National Peoples' Front". rajamo.org. Archived from the original on 2018-04-18. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
^ पार्टीको सूची — Election Commission of Nepal Archived 2013-11-02 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Janamorcha to join govt for first time in history - The Himalayan Times". The Himalayan Times. 2015-10-28. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
^ "3 more DPMs, 4 ministers sworn-in; total Cabinet strength is 26 - The Himalayan Times". The Himalayan Times. 2015-11-05. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
^ "4,888 representatives elected in 115 local units; with the list of winning chairpersons/mayors | NepaleKhabar.com". nepaleKhabar. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
^ Nepal, Review. "Rastriya Janamorcha wins elections in Malla Rani Rural Municipality of Pyuthan district - Review Nepal News". Review Nepal News. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
^ "Fringe parties limited to handful wins". Retrieved 2018-04-17.
^ "Rastriya Janamorcha to support left alliance". My Republica. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
^ "Provincial PR seat allocation to parties complete". The Himalayan Times. 2017-12-22. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
^ "'अब काँध थाप्न सक्दैनौं, अविश्वासको प्रस्तावमै हस्ताक्षर गर्छौं'". Online Khabar. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
^ "राष्ट्रिय सभा निर्वाचन: १८ सिटमा गठबन्धन, एकमा एमाले निर्वाचित". ekantipur.com (in Nepali). Retrieved 2022-01-26.
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[IND-22] Represented as Independent for not reaching the 3% threshold

[1] United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) : Activities » Activities Update » Activity Details Archived 2008-05-06 at the Wayback Machine

[2] "Chitra Bahadur blames federalism for corruption". The Himalayan Times. 2019-09-28. Retrieved 2020-11-26.

[3] "Federalism major hindrance to constitution writing: Chitra Bahadur KC". The Kathmandu Post. 2015-02-24. Retrieved 2020-11-26.

[4] "जसपा गठबन्धनबाट बाहिरियो, अब चार दलबीच मात्रै सिट बाँडफाँटमा सहमति हुने".

[5] "Local elections: 5-party ruling alliance to fight together across Nepal - OnlineKhabar English News". 11 April 2022.

[6] "Five-party alliance organize mass gathering".

[:1-7] "झलनाथका गुरु ७५ वर्षमा उपप्रधानमन्त्री बने". Online Khabar. Retrieved 2022-01-26.

[8] "चित्रबहादुर केसी पुनः अध्यक्ष". Himalkhabar.com. 2016-02-22. Retrieved 2022-01-26.

[:0-9] 
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[10] Kantipur.com - Nepal's No.1 News Portal Archived 2008-02-10 at the Wayback Machine

[11] "राष्ट्रिय जनमोर्चा, Rastriya Janamorcha - RAJAMO, National Peoples' Front". rajamo.org. Archived from the original on 2018-04-18. Retrieved 2018-04-17.

[12] पार्टीको सूची — Election Commission of Nepal Archived 2013-11-02 at the Wayback Machine

[13] "Janamorcha to join govt for first time in history - The Himalayan Times". The Himalayan Times. 2015-10-28. Retrieved 2018-04-17.

[14] "3 more DPMs, 4 ministers sworn-in; total Cabinet strength is 26 - The Himalayan Times". The Himalayan Times. 2015-11-05. Retrieved 2018-04-17.

[15] "4,888 representatives elected in 115 local units; with the list of winning chairpersons/mayors | NepaleKhabar.com". nepaleKhabar. Retrieved 2018-04-17.

[16] Nepal, Review. "Rastriya Janamorcha wins elections in Malla Rani Rural Municipality of Pyuthan district - Review Nepal News". Review Nepal News. Retrieved 2018-04-17.

[17] "Fringe parties limited to handful wins". Retrieved 2018-04-17.

[18] "Rastriya Janamorcha to support left alliance". My Republica. Retrieved 2018-04-17.

[19] "Provincial PR seat allocation to parties complete". The Himalayan Times. 2017-12-22. Retrieved 2018-04-17.

[20] "'अब काँध थाप्न सक्दैनौं, अविश्वासको प्रस्तावमै हस्ताक्षर गर्छौं'". Online Khabar. Retrieved 2022-01-26.

[21] "राष्ट्रिय सभा निर्वाचन: १८ सिटमा गठबन्धन, एकमा एमाले निर्वाचित". ekantipur.com (in Nepali). Retrieved 2022-01-26.

[23] Weekly Nepal - Weekly News from Nepal - हाँकका मुख्य समाचारहरु^{[permanent dead link]}

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