Samajbadi Party, Nepal (2019)

AbbreviationSPN

ChairpersonUpendra Yadav (Central committee)
Baburam Bhattarai (Federal committee)

Founded6 May 2019 (6 years ago) (2019-05-06)

DissolvedApril 23, 2020; 5 years ago (2020-04-23)^[1]

Samajbadi Party, Nepal समाजवादी पार्टी, नेपाल
Abbreviation	SPN
Chairperson	Upendra Yadav (Central committee) Baburam Bhattarai (Federal committee)
Founded	6 May 2019 (6 years ago) (2019-05-06)
Dissolved	April 23, 2020; 5 years ago (2020-04-23)[1]
Merger of	FSF-N Naya Shakti
Merged into	PSP-N
Succeeded by	PSP-N NSP
Headquarters	Kathmandu
Ideology	Democratic socialism Ethnic federalism
Political position	Left-wing
Election symbol
Website
socialistnepal.org
Politics of Nepal Political parties Elections

The Samajbadi Party, Nepal, abbr. SPN (Nepali: समाजवादी पार्टी, नेपाल, lit. 'Socialist Party, Nepal') was the third-largest political party in Nepal after the Nepali Congress and the Nepal Communist Party. It was formed on 6 May 2019 by the merger of the Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal, led by Deputy Prime Minister Upendra Yadav, and the Naya Shakti Party, Nepal, led by former Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai. The party was founded with the ideology of democratic socialism and ethnic federalism. It uses the flag and election symbol of the Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal.^[2]

On 23 April 2020, the party merged with Rastriya Janata Party Nepal to form Janata Samajwadi Party, Nepal.^[1][3]