KATHMANDU, April 27: Rastriya Prajatantra Party–Democratic is gearing up for its first ever central working committee meeting slated to take place from May 8 to 10 in Kathmandu.

RPP Democratic Chairman, Pashupati Shumsher JBR, summoned the meeting as per the party statute requirement.

The meeting will be participated by 300 leaders including party office-bearers, central members, provincial heads and chiefs of the party’s local organizations.

The meeting will deliberate on strengthening the party’s organization across the country as per the contemporary political scenario and unifying the leaders and parties sharing its views, General Secretary Rajaram Shrestha said.

An election review report, organizational report, report on party’s programs held by the secretariat, report on future programs and an economic report will also be presented for discussion during the meeting, according to Spokesperson Rajendra Gurung.

The party was formed on August 8 after splitting from the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) and went on to gain legal status based on a ruling from the Supreme Court on August 22. This is the first time the party is holding its central working committee meeting after formation. RSS

KANCHANPUR, Nov 12: The Nepali Congress (NC) has forged an electoral alliance with the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) and the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Democratic) (RPP-D) in Kanchanpur.

As per the agreement, both the RPP and RPP-D will support all NC’s election candidates in Kanchanpur district (three for the House of Representatives polls, and six for the State Assemblies).

The coalition formation was announced at a joint press conference held on Saturday evening in Bhimdattanagar in Kanchanpur.

“We have formed a joint election coordination committee, and are launching joint election campaign. An election mobilization committee will also be formed in the district,” said RPP’s district Chairman Purna Bahadur Chand at the event.

Likewise, NC central member and former minister Ramesh Lekhak said they started a new practice by forging an electoral alliance with the RPP and RPP-D. RSS

KATHMANDU, Nov 2: Nepali Congress (NC) has finalized its candidates for the second phase of elections scheduled for December 7.

The second polls are being conducted in 128 constituencies of House of Representatives and 256 constituencies of State Assemblies in 45 districts. The nomination for the December 7 polls is underway.

NC parliamentary board meeting held till late night on Wednesday prepared the final list of candidates.

Nepali Congress has allocated five constituencies for Rastriya Prajatantra Party and Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Democratic). According to the final list, Kamal Thapa-led RPP will get Dailekh, Makwanpur constituency-1 and Kathmandu constituency-7 while Pashupati Shumsher JB Rana-led RPP (Democratic) will get Chitwan constituency-3 and Rupendahi constituency-3. Nepali Congress will support RPP and RPP (D) in the constituencies allocated to them and will not organize any election publicity campaign, said the coordinator of NC publicity committee Bal Krishna Khand.

Likewise, Prime Minister and NC President Sher Bahadur Deuba will file candidacy for House of Representatives election from Dadeldhura constituency-1, Ram Chandra Poudel from Tanahu constituency-1, Dr Sashank Koirala Nawalparasi-1, Prakashman Singh Kathmandu-1, Krishna Prasad Sitaula Jhapa-3 and Bimalendra Nidhi Dhanusha-3.

NC, in the final hours, has decided to run former House Speaker Daman Nath Dhungana from Bhaktapur constituency-2. Dhungana will be challenged by CPN-UML’s youth leader Mahesh Basnet, who also has support from party’s poll partner CPN (Maoist Center). Dhungana had quit politics after he was defeated by UML’s Bidya Devi Bhandari (current President of Nepal) in 1994 mid-term parliamentary election.

The candidacy nomination for the first phase of polls (37 House of Representatives constituencies and 74 State Assembly constituencies in the 32 districts) was held on October 22.

KATHMANDU, Oct 24: Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Democratic) is organizing the Kathmandu valley-level orientation program on October 26 focusing on the nearing elections to the House of Representatives and State Assemblies.

Party district coordinator from all three districts in the valley, leaders and cadres are attending the orientation on the organizational strengthening, according to the party source.

Party senior leaders will formally inform the district-based leaders and cadres about the need to join the broader democratic alliance led by the Nepali Congress.

What type of a role the party should play to make candidates chosen by the democratic alliance victorious in the elections would be the topic of discussions in the program.

Party’s agenda for the restoration of Nepal as the Hindu state, constitutional monarchy, inclusive democracy and economic liberalization will be discussed during the event- which will be attended by around 100 leaders and cadres. Following the orientation, they will join the party organizational strengthening efforts in other parts of the country, according to party general secretary Rajaram Shrestha.

The party said that it is finalizing the names of candidates for the second phase of House of Representatives election soon. RSS

SAGAR KARKI: KATHMANDU, Sept 20: Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Democratic) Chairman Pashupati Shamsher Rana said his party was committed to strengthening and safeguarding country’s nationality.

“Political stability and cooperation is a must at the backdrop of increasing foreign interference affecting social harmony, and putting national unity under threat,” he added while speaking at a program in the capital on Wednesday.

Giving his views about the party decision to join the government, he clarified that the decision was for ensuring sustainable peace and elections. The country would pursue development and prosperity after the conclusion of elections, the House of Representatives, and State Assemblies.

He also informed that his party would participate in next elections under an alliance with any political party resembling RPP-D’s ideology, and that the efforts towards that end were underway.

KATHMANDU, Aug 29: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba is preparing to include Pashupati Shumsher JB Rana-led Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Democratic) in the government.

Although the number of ministries has not been finalized yet, PM Deuba is preparing to allocate two ministries to RPP (Democratic), sources confirmed.

While, Rana has asked PM Deuba for three ministries, the PM is willing to allocate two full ministries and some other state ministries to RPP Democratic, according to sources.

It has been understood that RPP (Democratic) will get Industry and Peace and Reconstruction ministries even though Rana has asked for Industry and Forestry ministries.

According to sources, of the remaining four ministries, PM Deuba is allocating two for RPP (Democratic) and other two for the ruling parties, Nepali Congress and CPN (Maoist Center) each.

KATHMANDU, Aug 8: Popular actor Rekha Thapa has left the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) led by Kamal Thapa to join the Pashupati Shumsher JB Rana-led Rastriya Prajatantra Party Democratic.

Actor Thapa, who is also a central committee member of the RPP, decided to shift the party on Tuesday. Thapa had joined RPP on December 2016. She was elected on RPP central committee with popular votes through the party’s general convention earlier this year.

After the internal dispute between Kamal Thapa faction and faction led by Rana could not resolve, Rana had registered a new party under the name of Rastriya Prajatantra Party Democratic at the Election Commission on Saturday.

KATHMANDU, Aug 7: Rasriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) has expelled 17 leaders including six lawmakers from the party stripping them of party membership on Monday.

Those expelled lawmakers are Sunil Bahadur Thapa, Biraj Bista, Resham Lama, Rajyalaxmi Shrestha, Deepak Bohora and Babita Moktan Lawati.

Likewise, the central committee members Nawaraj Subedi, Ram Krishna Bhattarai, Pradeep Udaya, Padam Bahadur Basnet, Bishnu Bikram Thapa, Hari Bahadur Basnet, Giridhari Pariyar, Deepak Kumar Rai, Bindu Pahadi, and Kiran Giri have also been sacked from the party.

The party expelled the leaders since they had hand in forming the Rastriya Prajatantra Party Democratic, according to RPP sources.

The Rastriya Prajatantra Party which united nine months ago with Rastriya Prajatantra Party-Nepal split on Sunday into two factions as disappointed faction led by senior leader Pashupati Shumsher JB Rana registered a new party under the name Rastriya Prajatantra Party Democratic at the Election Commission.

Altogether 75 leaders including 22 lawmakers had signed the application submitted to the EC.

The internal dispute among the top leaders had plagued the RPP since its unification last November.