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The Nepal Sadbhawana Party (नेपाल सदभावना पार्ती / Nepal Sadbhavana Party in Nepali) is a democratic political party in Nepal that fights for Madhesi rights. Its founding was in 1985, as the Nepal Sadbhavana Council, by Gajendra Narayan Singh. In domestic affairs, it aimed at promoting the interests and citizenship of the Madhesi community of the Terai Region, favored the introduction of Hindi as the second national language, and supported the framework of a democratic socialist society. Within the bipolar framework of the Cold War, it worked for the establishment of a special relationship with India in the framework of nonalignment.

In 1990 it transformed into NSP. It split three times. The first time one of its leaders Ram Janam Tiwari broke away. The second time Hridayesh Tripathy formed a splinter party called Nepal Samajwadi Janata Dal that came back into the fold later. The third split was when Badri Mandal became openly monarchist.

NSP took part in several coalition governments in Nepal during the 1990's. At the last legislative elections before the King of Nepal took power, 3 May and 16 May 1999, the party won 3.2 % of the popular vote and five out of 205 seats.

Gajendra Narayan Singh died on January 23, 2002.

On March 26, 2003 the party split into two, Nepal Sadbhavana Party (Anandi Devi) (led by the widow of Singh, Anandi Devi, and opposed to the coup of the King) and Nepal Sadbhavana Party (Mandal) (led by Badri Prasad Mandal, supporting the government installed by the King).