People's Progressive Party (Nepal)

The Peoples Progressive Party (Nepali: जनता प्रगतिशील पार्टी), is the seventh largest political party in Nepal.[1][2] The party was officially announced and on 14 December 2021.[3] Hridayesh Tripathi is the coordinator of the new party.[4]

People's Progressive Party
जनता प्रगतिशील पार्टी
AbbreviationPPP
PresidentHridayesh Tripathi
General SecretaryBrijesh Kumar Gupta
Ishwar Dayal Mishra
Founded14 December 2021 (2021-12-14)
Split fromCPN (UML)
HeadquartersKathmandu, Nepal
Membership25,000
IdeologySocial democracy
Madheshi rights
Political positionCentre-left
Colours 
House of Representatives
2 / 275
Lumbini Provincial Assembly
2 / 87

History

2017 elections-2021

As of August 2021, the party members had filled their candidacy as an Independent political group in the 2017 Nepalese general election.[5] They used sun as their election symbol, as a part of agreement between CPN (UML) and this group.[6] Brijesh Kumar Gupta And Hridayesh Tripathi won as member of House of Representative. Similarly, Ajay Shahi and Dharma Lal Shrivastava won as candidate in Provincial Assembly election to Provincial Assembly of Lumbini Province.[7] However Ishwar Dayal Mishra and Pashupati Dayal Mishra couldn't manage to win the election.[8]

The party was expected to get registered within a week while it was reported that the process had already started in July.[9] The party was expected to get registered in December before the National Assembly elections.[10]

Formation

The party formation was declared on 14 December 2021 amidst a press conference at Kathmandu. Former speaker Daman Nath Dhungana, MP Brijesh Kumar Gupta, economist Rameshwar Khanal and Tulnarayan Sah are in the newly announced the party.[3][11] The party presented 17 point commitment and it's view on social national issues on the same day.[12]

Presence in legislature
Parliament Parliamentary Party Leader Position Seats Present as
Pratinidhi Sabha Hridayesh Tripathi 7th
2 / 275
 External support
Provincial Assembly of Lumbini Province Ajay Shahi 5th
2 / 87
 Coalition government with Nepali Congress

See also

Reference
  1. Republica. "Hridayesh Tripathi announces new party". My Republica. Retrieved 2021-12-15.
  2. "हृदयेश त्रिपाठी नेतृत्वमा जनता प्रगतिशील पार्टी गठन". ekantipur.com (in Nepali). Retrieved 2021-12-15.
  3. "Lawmaker Tripathi announces 'People's Progressive Party'". Khabarhub. Retrieved 2021-12-15.
  4. "Hridayesh Tripathi announces new Janata Pragatishil Party - OnlineKhabar English News". Retrieved 2021-12-15.
  5. "हृदयेश त्रिपाठीको राजनीतिक यात्रा : कम्युनिष्ट छाडेर मधेसतिर, मधेस छाडेर सिंहदरबारतिर !". Online Khabar. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
  6. "Kantipur-हृदयेश त्रिपाठी आगामी चुनावमा सूर्य चिन्हमा चुनाव लड्ने ! - कान्तिपुर समाचार". ekantipur.com. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
  7. "प्रदेश सभा - लुम्बिनी प्रदेश". pradeshsabha.p5.gov.np. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
  8. Sejuwal, Kalendra. "Quitting of senior RJPN leaders creates ripples in Province-5". My Republica. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
  9. पाठ, भुवन शर्मा काठमाडौँ ११ भाद्र २०७८ २ मिनेट. "हृदयेश त्रिपाठी समूहले तत्काल नयाँ पार्टी खोल्दै". nagariknews.nagariknetwork.com (in Nepali). Retrieved 2021-08-27.
  10. रातोपाटी. "हृदयेश त्रिपाठी नयाँ पार्टी बनाउने गृहकार्यमा". RatoPati (in Nepali). Retrieved 2021-11-21.
  11. "हृदयेश त्रिपाठीले गठन गरे जनता प्रगतिशील पार्टी". Online Khabar. Retrieved 2021-12-15.
  12. "यस्ता छन् हृद्येश त्रिपाठीको जनता प्रगतिशील पार्टीका प्रतिबद्धता". ekagaj. Retrieved 2021-12-15.
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