Nepali Congress
Leader	Girija Prasad Koirala
Chairperson	{{{chairman}}}
Spokesperson	{{{spokesperson}}}
Founded	1947
Headquarters
Political ideology	Social Democracy
International affiliation	Socialist International
Website	www.nepalicongress.org.np

Nepal

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The Nepali Congress is a Nepalese political party. It is led by Girija Prasad Koirala. The king of Nepal is known as the Raja; his Queen is known as the Rani. ... Gyanendra in royal dress Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev (Nepali: ज्ञानेन्द्र वीर विक्रम शाहदेव; Gyānendra Vīra Vikrama Śāhadeva) of Nepal (born July 7, 1947) has been the King of Nepal since June 4, 2001, when he succeeded to the throne upon the death of Dipendra Bir Bikram Shah. ... The position of Prime Minister of Nepal was created in 1799. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Parliament (Sansad) of Nepal has two chambers: The House of Representatives (Pratinidhi Sabha) has 205 members elected for five year term in single-seat constituencies. ... The National Assembly of Nepal has 60 members, 10 nominated by the king, 35 elected by the House of Representatives and the remaining 15 elected by an electoral college made up of chairs of villages and towns. ... The House of Representatives of Nepal consists of 205 members directly elected by the people. ... Nepals constitution of 1990 provides for a multi-party system. ... Politics of Nepal Categories: Election related stubs | Elections in Nepal ... The Sarbochha Adalat is the Supreme Court of Nepal. ... There are 14 zones in Nepal. ... The Nepal Civil War, a conflict between Maoist rebels and the government of Nepal, was launched by the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) on February 13, 1996. ... // India and PRC As a small, landlocked country wedged between two larger and far stronger powers, Nepal maintains good relations with both India and the Peoples Republic of China. ... Protestors take to the streets The 2006 democracy movement in Nepal (Nepali: Loktantra Andolan) is a name given to the ongoing political agitations against the rule of King Gyanendra of Nepal. ... Information on politics by country is available for every country, including both de jure and de facto independent states, inhabited dependent territories, as well as areas of special sovereignty. ... A political party is an organization that seeks to attain political power within a government, usually by participating in electoral campaigns. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

The Nepali Congress is a reform-oriented centrist party, has been in continuous operation since it was founded under a slightly different name in 1947. Elected to office in 1959 in a landslide victory, the Nepali Congress Party government sought to liberalize society through a democratic process. The palace coup of 1960 led to the imprisonment of the powerful Nepali Congress Party leader, Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala, and other party stalwarts; many other members sought sanctuary in exile in India. 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala (1914-1982) was the Prime Minister of Nepal from 1959 to 1960. ...

Although political parties were prohibited from 1960 to 1963 and continued to be outlawed during the panchayat system under the aegis of the Associations and Organizations (Control) Act of 1963, the Nepali Congress Party persisted. The party placed great emphasis on eliminating the feudal economy and building a basis for socioeconomic development. It proposed nationalizing basic industries and instituting progressive taxes on land, urban housing, salaries, profits, and foreign investments. While in exile, the Nepali Congress Party served as the nucleus around which other opposition groups clustered and even instigated popular uprisings in the Hill and Terai regions. During this time, the Nepali Congress refused the overtures of a radical faction of the Communist Party of Nepal for a tactical alliance. 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ... // The Panchayat (पंचायत in Devanagiri) is an Indian political system that groups five villages in a quincunx (four peripheral villages around a central one were laid out as the 5 side of a die). ... The Terai, or Tarai (i. ... The Communist Party of Nepal was founded in Calcutta, India, on April 29, 1949. ...

Although the Nepali Congress demonstrated its ability to endure, it was weakened over time by defection, factionalism, and external pressures. Nevertheless, it continued to be the only organized party to press for democratization. In the 1980 referendum, it supported the multiparty option in opposition to the panchayat system. In 1981 the party boycotted the Rashtriya Panchayat elections and rejected the new government. The death in 1982 of B.P. Koirala, who had consistently advocated constitutional reforms and a broad-based policy of national reconciliation, further weakened the party. A referendum (plural: referendums or referenda) or plebiscite (from Latin plebiscita, a decree of the Concilium Plebis) is a direct vote in which an entire electorate is asked to either accept or reject a particular proposal. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In the 1980s, the Nepali Congress abandoned its socialistic economic program in favor of a mixed economy, privatization, and a market economy in certain sectors. Its foreign policy orientation was to nonalignment and good relations with India. Although the party also boycotted the 1986 elections to the Rashtriya Panchayat, its members were allowed to run in the 1987 local elections. In defiance of the ban on demonstrations, the Nepali Congress organized mass rallies together with the different communist factions in January 1990 that ultimately triggered the prodemocracy movement. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... A market economy (aka free market economy and free enterprise economy) is an economic system in which the production and distribution of goods and services takes place through the mechanism of free markets guided by a free price system rather than by the state in a planned economy. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ...

Following the humiliating defeat of party leader K.P. Bhattarai by the communist factions in the 1991 parliamentary elections, Girija Prasad (G.P.) Koirala was chosen by the Nepali Congress Party as leader of its Parliamentary Board. As prime minister, he formed the first elected democratic government in Nepal in thirty-two years. G.P. Koirala was the third of the Koirala brothers to become prime minister. Along with his elder brother, B.P. Koirala, he was arrested in 1960 and was not released until 1967. After a period of exile that began in 1971, he returned to Nepal in 1979 under a general amnesty. He was elected general secretary of the party in 1976 in a convention at Patna and played a key role in the prodemocracy movement. G.P. Koirala was known for favoring reconciliation with the left, but he also wanted to pursue national unity and Western-style democracy. Krishna Prasad Bhattarai (born 1924) is a Nepali political figure. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... Patna is the capital of the state of Bihar, in north-eastern India. ...

In the late 1990's a severe factional conflict emerged in the party. It led to the formation of a splinter-group, Nepali Congress (Democratic). Nepali Congress (Democratic) is a Nepalese political party. ...

Nepali Congress is a member of the Socialist International. The official symbol of Socialist International The Socialist International is a worldwide organization of social democratic, labor, and democratic socialist political parties. ...

Main source: U.S. Library of Congress

Mass organizations

• Nepal Tarun Dal (youth wing)
• Nepal Students Union (students wing)
• Nepal Trade Union Congress

The Nepal Trade Union Congress (NTUC) is a national trade union center in Nepal. ...

See also

• Ganesh Man Singh
• Congress Mukti Sena

This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Congress Mukti Sena (Congress Liberation Army) was the militant wing of the Nepali Congress Party. ...

External links

• Party website
• Info on the party from FES