Pragatisheel Loktantrik Party

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Pragatisheel Loktantrik Party
प्रगतिशील लोकतान्त्रिक पार्टी
AbbreviationPDP
LeaderBaburam Bhattarai
Presidium5 membered
SpokespersonSantosh Pariyar
FounderBaburam Bhattarai, Janardan Sharma, Santosh Pariyar and others
Founded20 November 2025
Merger ofProgressive Campaign and
NSP (Naya Shakti)
Split fromCPN (Maoist Centre)
IdeologyMarxism
Progressive socialism[1][2][3]
Political positionLeft-wing
Colours 
SloganNepali Soil, Our Way
नेपाली माटो, हाम्रो बाटो
Seats in Gandaki Provincial Assembly
1 / 60
Election symbol
File:Nepalese Election Symbol Eye.svg

The Pragatisheel Loktantrik Party (Nepali: प्रगतिशील लोकतान्त्रिक पार्टी, lit. 'Progressive Democratic Party'; PDP) is a left-wing political party in Nepal.[4][5] The party formation was announced on 14 November 2025 through an agreement signed by former Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai's Nepal Socialist Party, Janardan Sharma's Progressive National Campaign, and Santosh Pariyar, former leader of the Rastriya Swatantra Party.[6] The party retained the eye as its election symbol.[7]

It seeks to achieve this through mergers and collaboration with progressive and leftist groups, including the Netra Bikram Chand led CPN (Maoist) and the Ghanashyam Bhusal led CPN (United).[8][9]

Background

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On 14 November 2025 the Progressive National Campaign announced merger with former Prime Minister Baburam Bhattrai's party Nepal Socialist Party (Naya Shakti) and Santosh Pariyar led group of Rastriya Swatantra Party to form the Pragatisheel Loktantrik Party.[10]

Progressive National Campaign

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Progressive National Campaign, Nepal
प्रगतिशील राष्ट्रिय अभियान, नेपाल
AbbreviationPCN
SupremoJanardan Sharma
CoordinatorSudan Kirati
FounderJanardan Sharma, Ram Karki and others
Founded4 November 2025
Dissolved23 November 2025
Split fromCPN (Maoist Centre)
Merged intoProgressive Democratic Party
Ideology
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Political positionLeft-wing
Colours 
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The Progressive National Campaign, Nepal (Nepali: प्रगतिशील राष्ट्रिय अभियान, नेपाल) was a political party in Nepal led by former Finance and Home minister of Nepal, Janardan Sharma.[12][13] The party was joined by former ministers Ram Karki, Sudan Kirati and others from the CPN (Maoist Centre). Initially, the party was declared as campaign on 4 November 2025 with a vision to develop new form of Nepali socialism putting forward youths in leadership.[14][15]

The campaign database suggest it aims to create a new mainstream leftist force, free from the influence of older leaders who have been involved in the political revolving door of leadership.[16] It seeks to achieve this through mergers and collaboration with progressive and leftist groups, including the Netra Bikram Chand led Communist Party Nepal and the Ghanashyam Bhusal led Unified Socialist Reorganization Campaign.[17]

Formation

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The party formation was announced on 14 November 2025 through merger of former Prime Minister Baburam Bhattrai's party NSP (Naya Shakti), Janardan Sharma led Progressive National Campaign, Nepal and Santosh Pariyar led group of Rastriya Swatantra Party.[6] While Sharma had disagreements regarding unideological merger to form Nepali Communist Party, formerly chief parliamentary whip of Rastriya Swatantra Party, Santosh pariyar also joined the camp for formation of new alternative force.[6]

A number of parties have merged to form PCP-N:

Party[18][19] Leader Remarks
Nepal Socialist Party (Naya Shakti) Durga Sob
Progressive National Campaign, Nepal Sudan Kirati
Independent group Santosh Pariyar

Ideology

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As part of the original merger agreement, the party's ideology consisted of Progressive Socialism and support for a multi-party system in Nepal, while the party itself remains officially secular. The party considers "Nepali socialism with refined Marxism" as its ideological political stand with participation of all in democracy.[20][21]

Central committee

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The party formed 151 membered central committee under conservation of Baburam Bhattarai. Former ministers Janardan Sharma, Ram Karki stayed on role of senior leaders without portfolio.[22]

Leadership

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Presidium

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See also

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References

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