KATHMANDU, April 3: Janamat Party and Nagarik Unmukti Party, two Terai-Madhesh-based political parties, are close to unification. Leaders from both sides have held intensive discussions in recent days to finalize the process. They plan to unite the parties to raise national issues and public concerns more effectively, according to party leaders. Task forces from both parties have held multiple meetings to reach a consensus, while discussions continue at both parties’ task forces and top leadership levels.
Janamat Party's Vice Chairman Abdul Khan stated that leaders have been engaging in internal and multilateral discussions to finalize the merger, with plans to announce the unification by April 28. "We are working to complete the merger process by April 28," said Khan, who also heads Janamat's task force. "We have already finalized the new party's name, flag, and election symbol. The party's statute is being drafted, and only the finalization of office bearers remains."
Coordinator Khan added that the central committees of both parties will approve the unified statute in mid-April, followed by an official merger announcement in the second week. Leaders have spent the past two months working on the unification, and the process gained momentum after both parties formed task forces to facilitate the merger.
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Nagarik Unmukti Party Chairperson Ranjita Shrestha announced that leaders are holding discussions to finalize the party merger process soon. She stated that task forces are actively negotiating, and the top leadership will finalize the conclusions reached. "We are working at the task force level to finalize the party merger. The top leaders of both parties will make the final decision based on the task force's recommendations," Shrestha said.
Janamat Party spokesperson Dr Sharad Singh Yadav also confirmed that the merger process is in its final stage. "Task forces from both parties are holding frequent meetings and discussions," he said. "We have already reached a general agreement on key issues, including the party's name, leadership, and office bearers. The remaining matters will be settled soon to complete the merger."
Leaders have almost finalized the new party's name, flag, and leadership under a preliminary agreement. Following the unification, Janamat Party Chair CK Raut will assume the role of President, while Nagarik Unmukti Chair Ranjita Shrestha will serve as Vice Chairman. "We have already entered the merger process and reached a broad consensus on the party's name, flag, election symbol, and leadership positions," said Dr Sharad Singh Yadav, a member of the task force. "We will gradually align the party's secretariat, central committee, and lower-level structures."
Janamat Party formed a task force in first week of March to facilitate its merger with Nagarik Unmukti Party, while Nagarik Unmukti Party recently established its own task force. Janamat Party’s task force, led by Vice Chairman Abdul Khan, includes Spokesperson Dr Sharad Singh Yadav and Bal Govinda Chaudhary as members. Nagarik Unmukti Party’s task force, headed by leader Gangaram Chaudhary, includes Sunita Chaudhary and Ramlal Dagoura Tharu as members.
Dr Yadav, the spokesperson for Janamat Party, expressed hope that the merger would strengthen identity-based political forces and indigenous communities, enabling them to address their issues more effectively.
Janamat Party, founded in 2018 under CK Raut’s leadership, and Nagarik Unmukti Party, established on January 3, 2022 under Ranjita Shrestha, participated in the 2022 parliamentary and provincial elections for the first time. Currently, Janamat Party holds six seats, while Nagarik Unmukti Party holds four seats in the House of Representatives.