Let UML's Pandey, Bhatta join Nepal's party, EC told The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued an interim order to the Election Commission asking it not to bar CPN-UML lawmakers Som Prasad Pandey and Sharada Devi Bhatta from joining the Madhav Kumar Nepal-led CPN (Unified Socialist) party. Nepal 15 Sep, 2021
'Action against expelled UML lawmakers not necessary' Speaker Agni Prasad Sapkota on Sunday decided that there was no need to take any action on the letter written by the CPN-UML seeking expulsion of 14 UML lawmakers belonging to Madhav Kumar Nepal-Jhalanath Khanal faction. Nepal 30 Aug, 2021
Third-fronters meet Oli in bid to avert UML split Yogesh Bhattarai, one of the CPN-UML leaders close to Madhav Kumar Nepal, who refused to back him recently when he applied with the Election Commission seeking to split the party, told mediapersons on Monday that in the talks held with party Chair KP Sharma Oli to discuss their 10-point unity proposal, Oli agreed to withdraw action against 14 UML lawmakers, including Nepal, if the latter stopped the process of registering a new party. Kathmandu 24 Aug, 2021
EC to ignore Oli faction's claim The Election Commission will give validity to the members of the CPN-UML central committee elected by the last general convention while deciding on the petition filed by the Madhav Kumar Nepal-Jhalanath Khanal faction of the CPN-UML seeking to split the party. Kathmandu 23 Aug, 2021
Nepal, Thakur rechristen their brand new parties The Madhav Kumar Nepal-Jhalanath Khanal faction of the CPN-UML and Mahantha Thakur-Rajendra Mahato faction of the Janata Samajbadi Party-Nepal on Friday filed petitions at the Election Commission proposing to change the names of their parties. Nepal 21 Aug, 2021
UML, JSP-N factions form new parties The CPN-UML and the Janata Samajbadi Party-Nepal split on Wednesday after the government amended the Political Party Act through an ordinance lowering threshold for splitting political parties. Nepal 19 Aug, 2021
Ashtalaxmi Shakya appointed new Chief Of Bagmati government, to be sworn-in tonight Ashtalaxmi Shakya appointed new Chief Of Bagmati government, to be sworn-in tonight Nepal 18 Aug, 2021
Once a supermajority, CPN-UML splits into two; Madhav Nepal files application to register new party The CPN-UML, which at one point in parliamentary history boasted of a two-thirds strong majority, has now split into two after senior party figure and former chair Madhav Kumar Nepal filed an application for registration of a new party at the Election Commission. Kathmandu 18 Aug, 2021
Bagmati CM Paudel to resign, Ashtalakshmi Shakya elected parliamentary party leader Bagmati CM Paudel to resign, Ashtalakshmi Shakya elected parliamentary party leader Nepal 18 Aug, 2021
Nepal-Khanal faction of CPN-UML looks to register new party, second gen leaders warn against hasty decision Senior figures of main opposition party CPN-UML Madhav Kumar Nepal and Jhalanath Khanal are looking to register a new party following the issuance of the ordinance to amend the Political Parties Act 2071. Kathmandu 18 Aug, 2021
Nepal, 13 others expelled from UML The government on Tuesday brought a new ordinance to amend the Political Party Act, lowering the threshold for splitting the parties, prompting rival factions of the CPN-UML to make moves against each other. Kathmandu 18 Aug, 2021
Ordinance lowers threshold for splitting parties A day after the Sher Bahadur Deuba-led government prorogued the Parliament, it brought a new ordinance proposing amendment to the Political Party Act to make it easy for dissidents to split their mother parties. Kathmandu 18 Aug, 2021
