Nepalese Congress Party
| Nepalese Congress Party | |
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| Party leader | Sushil Koirala |
| founding | 1947 |
| Headquarters | Kathmandu , Nepal |
| Colours) | red |
| Parliament seats |
63/275 |
| International connections |
Socialist International , Progressive Alliance |
| Website | http://www.nepalicongress.org/ |
The Nepalese Congress Party (nepali: नेपाली काँग्रेस ; English: Nepali Congress Party - NCP) was founded on January 25, 1947 in Calcutta as the Nepali National Congress . It united on April 9, 1950 with the Nepali Democratic Congress, also founded in Calcutta, and called for the overthrow of the Rana regime.
The party hired several prime ministers in the country, including the first ( Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala ) and Girija Prasad Koirala .
The party is social democratic and belongs to the Socialist International .
On July 21, 2008, the General Secretary of the NCP, Ram Baran Yadav , was elected the first President of the Republic of Nepal.
Election results
Election to the House of Representatives of the Kingdom of Nepal ( Pratinidhi Sabha )
- 1959 - 74 seats (out of 109)
- 1991 - 110 seats (out of 205)
- 1994 - 83 seats (out of 205)
- 1999 - 111 seats (out of 205)
Election to the Constituent Assembly of Nepal
- 2008 - 115 seats (out of 601)
- 2013 - 196 seats (out of 601)
Election to the House of Representatives of the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal
- 2017 - 63 seats (out of 275)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Tages-Anzeiger : Yadav prevails against Maoist candidates in Nepal from July 21, 2008 (accessed on July 21, 2008).