Rastriya Janamukti Party

Rastriya Janamukti Party राष्ट्रिय जनमुक्ति पार्टी
President	KP(Khadga Prashad) Palungwa (Limbu)
General Secretary	Keshav Suryavanshi (Magar)
Founded	1990
Headquarters	Dhobighat, Lalitpur
Constituent Assembly	2 / 601
Website
www.janamukti.org
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Rastriya Janamukti Party (National Emancipation Party) is a political party in Nepal. The party was formed in 1990 by the Janjati leader, M. S. Thapa Magar and Gore Bahadur Khapangi as the Nepal Rastriya Janamukti Morcha (Nepal National Janajati Liberation Front), following the Jana Andolan. The Front petitioned the constitutional committee, requesting a federal constitution.^[1][2]

Timeline

on 6 May 1990 A.D.: Party was born in Kathmandu (Nepal) bearing a Name-Nepal Rastriya Janamukti Morcha.^[3]

1991 A.D.: Party participated in the general election for parliament with an electoral symbol – Man.^[3]

on 20 January 1992 A.D.: Party unified with a party named National Jan Party, having new name as Rastriya Janamukti Party and the new electoral symbol – House.^[3]

on 10–12 June 1996 A.D.: General Conventions of the Party, "First convention" was held in Kathmandu with election of Party President – M.S. (Malbar Singh) Thapa and General Secretary – Gore Bahadur Khapangi.^[3]

on 22–24 November 1999 A.D.:General Conventions of the Party, "Second convention" was held in Butwal, Rupandehi with election of Party President – M.S. (Malbar Singh) Thapa and General Secretary – Gore Bahadur Khapangi.^[3]

In the 1999 parliamentary election, Rastriya Janamukti Party fielded 130 candidates.^[1] They got 92567 votes (1% of the national vote), but no-one was elected.^[4]

on 3–5 March 2006 A.D.:General Conventions of the Party, "Third convention" was held in Jawalakhel, Lalitpur with election of Party President – M.S. (Malbar Singh) Thapa and General Secretary – Bayan Singh Rai.^[3]

In the 2008 Constituent Assembly election, the party won 2 seats through the Proportional Representation vote.^[5]

on 9–13 March 2011 A.D.:General Conventions of the Party, "Fourth convention" was held in Kawasoti, Nawalparasi with election of Party President – M.S. (Malbar Singh) Thapa and General Secretary – Keshav Suryavanshi.^[3]

In the 2013 Constituent Assembly election, Jham Bahadur Gurung was appoint from the party for Rupandehi-3 finishing at third place.^[6]

on 10–12 June 2016 A.D.:General Conventions of the Party, "Fifth convention" was held in Lalitpur Sub-Metropolitan City, Lalitpur with election of Party President – K.P. (Khadga Prasad) Palungwa and General Secretary – Keshav Suryavanshi.^[3]

Sister Organizations

The Sister Organizations of the Party are called Jana Sangathan (Peoples’ Organization). According to RJP central office, following are the current sister organizations:

• Rastriaya Yuva Morcha (Youths)^[7]
• Rastriaya Mahila Morcha (Females)^[7]
• Rastriya Dalit Morcha (schedule casts)^[7]
• Rastriya Purva Sainik Sangathan (retired armies)^[7]
• Nepal Aadibasi Mahasangh (Indigenous Nationalities)^[7]
• Nepal Bidhyarthi Morcha (Students)^[7]
• Rastriya Muslim Parisad (Muslims)^[7]
• Bahujatiya Sanskritik Morcha (Musical-Singers/Dancers) ^[7]
• Rastriya Bhumihin-Sukumbasi Adhikar Manch (Landlesses)^[7]

Besides these all, Teachers, Intellectuals, Sports, Transport Entrepreneurs, Communication/Media related organizations are with the party which are intimate through Janamukti Thought.^[8]

Party Organization in Foreign

According to Party official website, now party has already formed in Belayat (UK), Hong Kong, Saudi Arabiya (KSA), Qatar, Malaysia, Israel, Cyprus, Japan & Australia. The party organizations in there are conducted in the name "Janamukti Manch". They all work collaboratively under common party head office of Rastriya Janamukti Party (Dhobighat, Lalitpur, Nepal).^[9]

List of Presidents (1992–Present)

List of General Secretary (1992–Present)

References