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Janamat Party and NUP merge: Resham as Patron, CK Raut as Executive Chair



KATHMANDU: A formal unification has been finalized between Janamat Party Nepal and Nagarik Unmukti Party (NUP), with consensus reached on leadership roles, party name, and election symbol.

According to Ganga Narayan Chaudhary, a lawmaker from NUP, the agreement was made during a unification task force meeting held Sunday in Amarpur, Madhuwan Municipality, Bardiya.

As per the deal, Resham Chaudhary will serve as the patron of the unified party, CK Raut will be the executive chair. And, Ranjita Shrestha, the current NUP president, will be given the third rank in leadership hierarchy.

The merged party will adopt the name Nagarik Janamat Party, and the election symbol ‘Dhokiya’ , previously used by Nagarik Unmukti Party, will continue.

Notably, Ranjita Shrestha did not attend the meeting, though her leadership position in the new structure has been confirmed.

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