Ujyaalo Nepal Party
Centre-left political party in Nepal
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The Ujyaalo Nepal Party (UNP; Nepali: उज्यालो नेपाल पार्टी, lit. 'Bright Nepal Party' [ud͡zjɑːlo neˈpal paʈi]) is a political party in Nepal. Established in November 2025[2] following the Nepalese Gen Z protests, the party is chaired by former Nepal Electricity Authority managing director and former minister of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Kul Man Ghising.[3] The party advocates governance reform, economic development and anti-corruption measures.[8][9][10]
Ujyalo Nepal Party उज्यालो नेपाल पार्टी | |
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| Abbreviation | UNP |
| Leader | Anup Kumar Upadhyaya[1] |
| President | Kul Man Ghising |
| General Secretary | Dharma Bahadur Chaudhary |
| Spokesperson | Shreeram Gurung |
| Vice-President | Dr. Mahendra Lawati |
| Secretary |
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| Treasurer | Bhagwati Kakshapati |
| Founder | Kul Man Ghising, Anup Kumar Upadhyaya |
| Founded | 21 November 2025[2][3] |
| Legalised | 25 November 2025[4][5][6] |
| Headquarters | Tripureshwor, Kathmandu |
| Youth wing | Ujyaalo Nepal Youth Front |
| Ideology | Democratic socialism[7] |
| Political position | Centre-left[citation needed] |
| Colours | Irish Green and Amber |
| Slogan | "Bright Nepal for a bright future" "उज्यालो भविष्यका लागि, उज्यालो नेपाल" |
| Seats in Pratinidhi Sabha | 0 / 275 |
| Seats in Rastriya Sabha | 0 / 59 |
| Mayors/Chairs | 0 / 753 |
| Election symbol | |
 Nepali: बलिरहेको बिजुलीको चिम, lit. 'A burning electric bulb' | |
| Party flag | |
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| Website | |
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History
Formation
The party was formed in the aftermath of 2025 Nepalese Gen Z protests. Led initially by former energy secretary Anup Kumar Upadhyay was joined upon by numerous doctors, professors and engineers throughout the nation.[11] Ghising later resigned on 7 January 2026, as minister to join the party.[12] The party announced merger with Rastriya Swatantra Party[13][14] which failed within 12 days.[15][16][17] The latter removed candidates of UNP from proportional list after which it added its proportional candidates to Rastriya Pariwartan Party proportional list.[18][19] The party nominated Kul Man Ghising as its chairman.[20][21] After circumstances, party stood its candidates in 120 constituencies for FPTP election with Kul Man Ghising himself as candidate from Kathmandu 3 (constituency).[22][23]
Election results
The party contested and fielded 120 candidates for the First Past the Post seats in the 2026 general election.[24] The party uses bulb as its election symbol for FPtP.[19]
For the 2026 general election, the party initially merged its proportional representation (PR) list with the Rastriya Swatantra Party, but the alliance dissolved following a dispute over candidate placement.[25][16]
The Ujyaalo Nepal Party subsequently partnered with the Rastriya Pariwartan Party on January 12, 2026, contesting the PR category under the latter's name and flute election symbol.[26]
| Election | Leader | Constituency votes | Party list votes | Seats | ± | Sitting side | ||||
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| No. | % | ± | No. | % | ± | |||||
| 2026 (debut) |
Kul Man Ghising | 115,975 | 1.10 |  |
172,489^ | 1.59 | |
0 / 275 |
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- ^ The Ujyaalo Nepal Party partnered with the Rastriya Pariwartan Party on January 12, 2026, contesting the PR category under the latter's name and flute election symbol.[26]
Leadership
Party President
| No. | Party President | Portrait | Term of office | |
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| 1 | Anup Kumar Upadhyay | 21 November 2025[3][27] | 10 January 2026 | |
| 2 | Kul Man Ghising | 10 January 2026[28][10][29] | Incumbent | |