Nepali Congress
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Nepali Congress
नेपाली काँग्रेस |
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| President | In office: Since March 7, 2016 |
| Founded | 1950 |
| Headquarters | B.P. Nagar, Lalitpur |
| Student wing | Nepal Student Union |
| Youth wing | Nepal Tarun Dal |
| Labour wing | Nepal Trade Union Congress-Independent |
| Ideology |
Social democracy Democratic socialism |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| International affiliation |
Socialist International Progressive Alliance |
| Constituent Assembly |
196 / 575
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The Nepali Congress (Nepali: नेपाली कांग्रेस) (abbreviated NC, and commonly known as the Congress) is a Nepalese political party. It was formed after the merger of two parties which were the Nepalese National Congress, led by the Koirala brothers, and the Nepalese Democratic Congress, which was led by Subarna Shamsher Rana. Nepali Congress led the 1950 Democratic Movement which successfully ended the Rana dynasty and allowed commoners to take part in the politics. It again led democratic movements in 1990 and 2006, in partnership with leftist forces, to end absolute monarchy and reinstate parliamentary democracy. With the 12-point agreement of November 21, 2006 it worked together with the CPN-UML and the CPN-Maoist to end King Gyanendra's takeover of the government. The ensuing 2006 movement successfully reinstated the parliament and led to the formation of the Federal Republic of Nepal. Nepali Congress promulgated the Federal Republic Constitution of Nepal-2072 by its leading role in Constitution Assembly as a first majority party.
In the most recent elections, the NC emerged as the largest party in the Constituent Assembly winning 196 out of 575 seats.
The Nepali Congress is a reform-oriented centrist party. The current Nepali Congress Party was formed after the merger of Nepali National Congress (established on January 25, 1947) and Nepal Democratic Congress (established on August 4, 1948). In the first democratic election of Nepal, Nepali Congress Party secured an overwhelming majority to form the government. Following the royal coup by King Mahendra in 1960, many leaders of party, including Prime Minister B.P. Koirala, Deputy Prime Minister Subarna Shamsher Rana, and General Secretary Hora Prasad Joshi, were imprisoned or were exiled and took political refuge in India.
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