As unification of various leftist parties into Nepali Communist Party was declared in a special ceremony that took place in Bhrikuti Mandap on Wednesday, the left aspires to get people’s mandate by coming up to expectations of Gen Z. Unity was announced among the leftist parties including the Maoist Centre, Unified Socialist, Nepal Socialist Party, Janasamajbadi Party Nepal, Nepal Communist Party, CPN (Maoist Socialist) and CPN (Communist).
Party top leaders and workers, including Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’, coordinator of the Maoist Centre, Madhav Kumar Nepal, chairman of the Unified Socialist, senior Maoist leader Narayan Kaji Shrestha, senior leader of the Unified Socialist Bamdev Gautam, Mahendra Ray Yadav, chairman of the Nepal Socialist Party, and Chiran Pun, general secretary of the Nepal Communist Party, among other leaders and party activists, attended the unity declaration gathering. It was announced on the occasion that the guiding principle of the unified party is ‘Marxism-Leninism’ and the programme is ‘scientific socialism with Nepali characteristics’.
This newly formed single party, the “Nepali Communist Party,” has officially announced its election symbol will be the five-pointed star. The merger was heavily motivated by the massive Gen-Z protests in September 2025 that highlighted widespread public frustration with corruption, lack of good governance, and political unaccountability among established parties. The hope is that this unity will prevent the left vote from splitting across multiple parties, making them a more dominant force in Parliament.
Nepal has a history of political instability, with frequent government changes. By creating a unified majority or a much larger party, the merger aims to usher in a period of greater political stability needed for long-term development and policy implementation. The new party expects to move forward as a strong force to defend the constitution and the republic against anti-national or anti-constitutional elements.
The united parties have agreed to hold a national unity convention within the next six months. The central committee will be formed on the basis of mutual agreement by adjusting the former central committees of the parties that participated in the unification process. It is mentioned that the operation of party committees will be in accordance with the principle of democratic centralism based on the collective leadership system.
Former PM and chairperson of CPN (Maoist Centre) Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ is elected as coordinator of Nepali Communist Party and Chairperson of CPN (Unified Socialist) and former PM Madhav Kumar Nepal as its joint-coordinator. Meanwhile, General Secretary of the erstwhile CPN (US) Party Ghanashyam Bhusal and leader Ram Kumari Jhankri and some other leaders have not joined the new party, while expressing their protests against the unification.
