KATHMANDU: Mohan Baidya’s Krantikari Communist Party Nepal and Santa Bahadur Nepali’s CPN (Mashal) have reached a consensus to unite their parties.
In a joint statement, Baidya and Nepali announced the merger of their respective parties, scheduled to take place on May 1, coinciding with International Labor Day.
Baidya’s party had previously splintered from the Dahal-led Communist Party, while Ram Bahadur Thapa (Badal) had returned to Dahal’s faction.
Subsequently, Netra Bikram Chand formed a new communist party, prompting Baidya to rename his party as Krantikari Communist Party Nepal.
Similarly, Santa Bahadur Nepali was previously associated with Mohan Bikram Singh’s CPN (Mashal), led by Chitra Bahadur KC.
Nepali later parted ways with the party and reestablished it under his leadership.
Despite Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal’s expressed intentions of consolidating all communist parties in the country, no agreements have been reached with parties led by Baidya, Dr. Babu Ram Bhattarai, and Biplab thus far.
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