Rastriya Janamorcha


Rastriya Janamorcha '' is a communist political party in Nepal. It was originally founded in 1995 as the legal front of Communist Party of Nepal. It was refounded again in 2006 after breaking away from Janamorcha Nepal and has acted as the legal front for the Mohan Bikram Singh led Communist Party of Nepal.
The party advocates decentralization within the former unitary system.

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.

Merger and break away (2002-2008)

In 2002, the party merged with Samyukta Janamorcha Nepal, the legal front of Communist Party of Nepal, to form Janamorcha Nepal. Janamorcha Nepal acted as the legal front of the Communist Party of Nepal. After Janamorcha Nepal joined the governing Seven Party Alliance in 2006, Chitra Bahadur KC broke away from the party to reclaim the name of Rastriya Janamorcha. The party held three seats in the Interim Legislature-Parliament of Nepal.

Constituent Assembly (2008-2015)

The party registered with the Election Commission of Nepal ahead of the 2008 Constituent Assembly elections. The party won four seats in the election.
In July 2010, the party expelled its general secretary Dilaram Acharya for breaking party discipline. He formed another party, Rastriya Janamorcha, after his expulsion. The party won three seats in the 2013 Constituent Assembly election.

Federal Nepal (2015-present)

After the promulgation of the Constitution of Nepal, Rastriya Janamorcha joined the coalition government of Communist Party of Nepal and Unified Communist Party of Nepal. This was the first time that the party had not been in opposition. Following this, party chairman Chitra Bahadur KC was appointed Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation.
The party contested the 2017 local elections and won 186 seats in local government. The party won mayoral posts in Bareng rural municipality in Baglung and, Jhimruk and Mallarani rural municipalities in Pyuthan. Ahead of the 2017 legislative and provincial elections, the party joined the alliance of Communist Party of Nepal and Communist Party of Nepal. The party won one seat to the Federal Parliament of Nepal but did not cross the three percent threshold to become a national party. The party also won three seats in the Provincial Assembly of Province No. 4 and one seat in the Provincial Assembly of Province No. 5.

Electoral performance

Presence in various provinces

Leadership

Chairmen of Rastriya Janamorcha (1999-present)