Communist Party of Nepal (Mashal), a communist party in Nepal. CPN (Masal) was formed in 1986, following a split in the Communist Party of Nepal (Masal). Mohan Vaidya became general secretary of the new party. In 1990Pushpa Kamal Dahal was named general secretary of the party. In modern usage, a communist party is a political party which promotes communism, a sociopolitical philosophy based on the particular interpretation of Marxism put forth by Vladimir Lenin. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Communist Party of Nepal (Masal), a communist party in Nepal. ... This article is about the year. ... Pushpa Kamal Dahal, commonly known as Chairman Prachanda or Comrade Prachanda (born December 11, 1954), is the autocratic leader of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist). ...
In 1985 the party split into CommunistParty of Nepal (Masal) (led by MBS, which was in minority) and CommunistParty of Nepal (Mashal) (led by Mohan Vaidya).
In 2002 CPN (Masal) merged with CommunistParty of Nepal (Unity Centre), and formed CommunistParty of Nepal (Unity Centre-Masal).