KATHMANDU, Nov 6: Chairmen of Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) and Rastriya Prajatantrik Party (Democratic) met to merge the two parties to strengthen democratic forces in the national political sphere.
Kamal Thapa and Pashupati Sumsher JB Rana held a "fruitful discussion and they will continue to meet to finalize the party unification," Mohan Shrestha, chief of publicity division in the RPP said.
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