People's Socialist Party (Nepal, 2024)
Political party in Nepal
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The People's Socialist Party (abbr. PSP; Nepali: जनता समाजवादी पार्टी), also known as Janata Samajbadi Party is the seventh-largest political party in Nepal.[2][3] The party was formed after split in the People's Socialist Party, Nepal led by party federal council chairman Ashok Rai, supported by majority federal MPs from the PSP-N.[4]
People's Socialist Party जनता समाजवादी पार्टी | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | PSP |
| Chairperson | Ashok Rai |
| Joint chairperson | Renu Kumari Yadav |
| General secretary | Mohammad Ishtiyaq Rayi |
| Founded | 5 May 2024 |
| Split from | PSP-N |
| Headquarters | Gwarko, Lalitpur[1] |
| Ideology | Socialism Federalism |
| Political position | Centre-left to left-wing[citation needed] |
| Colours | |
| ECN Status | Provincial Party |
| Seats in Pratinidhi Sabha | 0 / 275 |
| Seats in Rastriya Sabha | 0 / 59 |
| Seats in Provincial Assemblies | 3 / 550 |
| Chief Ministers | 0 / 7 |
| Mayors/Chairs | 5 / 753 |
| Councillors | 500 / 35,011 |
| Number of provinces in government | 2 / 7 |
| Election symbol | |
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| Party flag | |
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| Website | |
| peoplesocialist | |
The party has forged alliance with Resham Lal Chaudhary formed Nagrik Unmukti Party, Nepal and Rajendra Mahato led Rastriya Mukti Party Nepal to contest election on common election symbol "janto".[5][6] With 7 out of 275 seats in the lower house House of Representative, the party remained as the sixth largest political party in the Federal Parliament.
Ideology
People's Socialist Party's guiding principle is Federal Socialism.[7]The party advocates for identity based federalism and a more inclusive parliament. They also support a more decentralized government structure which guarantees more power to provincial and local governments. The party intends to implement the agreements of various movements.[8]
History
Formation and party expansion
The party was formed after a split in the mother party, People's Socialist Party, Nepal led by Upendra Yadav when a group of MPs, MLAs and central leaders alleged the party chair to be authoritarian and going against the interest of the ruling coalition government of Nepal.[9][10]
The group filed an application for a party split with the Election Commission on 5 May 2023 which included MPs Ashok Rai, Nawal Kishor Sah, Hasina Khan, Ranju Kumari Jha, Pradeep Yadav, Birendra Prasad Mahato and Sushila Shrestha.[4][11] The party received its recognition from the Election Commission on 6 May 2024.[3] The party was joined by several MLAs of Koshi, Madhesh and Lumbini province.
The party forged working alliance with Rajendra Mahato led Rastriya Mukti Party as well as Mohammad Rizwan led Nepal Federal Socialist Party which would finally conclude to unification.[12][13]
Members of parliament
| People's Socialist Party (7) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Constituency/PR group | Member | Portfolio & Responsibilities / Remarks |
| Sunsari 1 | Ashok Rai |
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| Saptari 1 | Nawal Kishore Sah Sudi | |
| Parsa 1 | Pradeep Yadav | |
| Siraha 4 | Birendra Prasad Mahato | |
| Indigenous peoples | Sushila Shrestha | |
| Madheshi | Ranju Kumari Jha | |
| Muslim | Hasina Khan | |
List of cabinet ministers
| No. | Name | Portrait | Term of office | Days in office | Ministerial incharge | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central government | ||||||
| 1 | Nawal Kishor Sah | .jpg) |
10 March 2024 | 12 July 2024 | 124 days | Minister for Forest and Environment |
| 15 July 2024 | 9 September 2025 | 1 year, 56 days | Minister for Women, Children and Senior Citizen | |||
| 2 | Pradeep Yadav |  |
13 May 2024 | 12 July 2024 | 60 days | Minister for Health and Population |
| 15 July 2024 | 9 September 2025 | 1 year, 56 days | Minister for Water Supply | |||
| Lumbini government | ||||||
| 1 | Bhandari Lal Ahir | 5 April 2024 | 12 July 2024 | 98 days | Minister for Agriculture and Land Management | |
| 2 | Adesh Kumar Agrawal | 24 October 2024 | Incumbent | 1 year, 265 days | Minister for Internal Affairs and Law[14] | |
Leadership
| SN[15] | Portfolio | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chairman | Ashok Rai |
| 3 | Joint chairman | Renu Kumari Yadav |
| 4 | Deputy chairman | Nawal Kishor Sah |
| Sushila Shrestha | ||
| 5 | General Secretary | Mohammad Ishtiyaq Rayi |
| 6 | Deputy general secretary | Pradeep Yadav |
| 7 | Secretary | Ranju Kumari Jha |
| 8 | Treasurer | Birendra Prasad Mahato |