Nepali Congress (Democratic)
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Nepali Congress(Democratic)
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| Leader | Sher Bahadur Deuba |
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| Founded | September 22, 2002 |
| Dissolved | September 25, 2007 |
| Headquarters | Maharajgunj |
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| Ideology | Social Democracy |
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Nepali Congress (Democratic) was a political party of Nepal, which was formed due to vertical split of Nepali Congress. Nepali Congress divided to two parties, one led by former Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, was called Nepali Congress (Democratic), and the other was led by Girija Prasad Koirala.
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[edit] Merger of Nepali Congress and Nepali Congress (Democratic)
On 25 September 2007, Nepali Congress (Democratic) and Nepali Congress merged. The unified party retains the name Nepali Congress, and will use the 'Tree' as its election symbol.
[edit] Name
Before the name 'Nepali Congress (Democratic)' was chosen, different proposals were discussed. The Central Working Committee member Pradeep Giri suggested 'Nepali Congress (Socialist, Republic)'. Other proposals were Nepali Congress (Deuba) and 'Nepali Congress (Bisweswor, Ganesh Man)'.[1] The name 'Nepal Congress (Democratic)' was made public on September 22, 2002.[2]
[edit] Tarun Dal
Tarun Dal was the youth wing of Nepali Congress (Democratic).
3rd General Convention of Tarul Dal was held in Chitawan from July 17-20, 2007, which elected Mahendra Yadav as the new President of Tarun Dal.
[edit] Nepal Students Union (Nepal Bidhyarthi Sangh)
Nepal Students Union (Nepal Bidhyarthi Sangh) was the students wing of Nepali Congress (Democratic).
The 9th general convention of the Nepal Students Union (NSU) affiliated with the Nepali Congress (Democratic) was held in Nepalgunj from July 10-July 15, 2007.
NC-D president and former Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba inaugurated the three-day general convention, which will elect a new leadership of the Union. The convention was extended for two more days due to dispute over representatives.
Kalyan Gurung was elected as the President of Nepal Student Union by the convention.
