JSP
leader attempting to cast double votes in Bara-2
arrested (kh 23/04/2023)
JSP
recommends Manju Ansari as proportional MP (rep
16/03/2023)
Janata
Samajbadi Party to field Ram Sahay Prasad Yadav for Vice
President : The election to elect a new Vice President
is scheduled for March 17 (kp 09/03/2023) [According
to Article 70 of the Constitution, the offices of
President and Vice-President must be held by persons of
different genders!], Janata
Samajbadi Party might have to pick a woman for
Vice President : While the party has decided on
Ram Sahay Yadav as candidate, election officials
say the constitution calls for a woman, by
Tika R Pradhan (kp 10/03/2023)
Vice
President: Will Yadav favour women, minority? Janata
Samajbadi chair has the chance to recommend one but
insiders say he may trade the post for his own MP bid,
by Tika R Pradhan (kp 06/03/2023)
Name
dispute at JSP-Unified Socialist merger talks :
Unified Socialist wants to include the term
‘communist’ in the new party’s name, but Janata
Samajbadi Party is insisting on using
‘socialist’ instead, by Nishan Khatiwada (kp
14/01/2023)
Unified
Socialist to proceed with unification with Janata
Samajbadi (kh 07/01/2023)
JSP
forms committee for unity with various political parties
(kh 03/01/2022)
Ashok
Rai’s grip on Janata Samajbadi Party loosens : The party
elected Ram Sahaya Prasad Yadav, a confidant of chair
Upendra Yadav, its parliamentary party leader, dashing
Rai’s hopes, by Nishan Khatiwada (kp 03/01/2023)
JSP
and Unified Socialist working on party unification plan
(kh 02/01/2023)
JSP
holding Political Committee meeting today and tomorrow
(kh 02/01/2023)
JSP
not to join govt immediately : Party holding meeting on
Jan 2 and 3, 2023 (kh 27/12/2022)
JSP
open to joining government, and ruling coalition is
positive : Chemjong, a Janata Samajbadi leader, says
talks are underway and formal discussion on next move
will commence after PR lawmakers are decided, by
Nishan Khatiwada (kp 10/12/2022) [????]
Government
formation in Province 1 gets complex as JSP leaves
alliance : Janata Samajbadi chair Uprendra Yadav has
said that his party is no longer with the UML-led
alliance, by Deo Narayan Sah (kp 06/12/2022)
Janata
Samajbadi manifesto fails to focus on citizenship issue
: Party leaders, however, say the citizenship issue was
mentioned implicitly, by Nishan Khatiwada (kp
06/11/2022) [The JSP is
forgetting one of the most important reasons why
Madheshi should vote for this party!]
Is
Upendra Yadav in red zone?, by Kusum
Bhattarai (kh 29/10/2022)
Prime
minister sacks four Janata Samajbadi ministers : They
had believed that Deuba wouldn’t take such a major
decision after the poll code came into force, by
Tika R Pradhan (kp 14/10/2022)
JSP-UML
electoral alliance shows politics makes strangest
bedfellows : Bonhomie between Janata Samajbadi, a party
advocating Madheshi rights, and CPN-UML, its ideological
nemesis, suggests a decline of agenda-based politics,
experts say, by Purushottam Poudel (kp 13/10/2022)
As
nomination day nears, key partner quits ruling alliance
: Unhappy with coalition’s offer, Janata Samajbadi
reaches out to Oli. Loktantrik Samajbadi jumps in to
fill the void, by Purushottam Poudel (kp 08/102022),
UML
offers Janata Samajbadi what ruling alliance has
refused : Leaders say deal is almost done and
negotiations are focussed on individual
constituencies, by Binod Ghimire (kp
08/10/2022) [Oli never
means what he promises. He is always concerned
only with his personal advantages! The JSP is
losing face. Has it really already forgotten
Oli's behaviour in 2015?], UML,
JSP agree to share 16 seats each in Madesh
Province (kh 08/10/2022), Janata
Samajbadi Party gets 17 seats as it seals an
electoral deal with UML : In return, Janata
Samajbadi will support UML in 35 constituencies
(kp 08/10/2022) [And I
thought seats are decided by the voters!?]
As
nomination day nears, key partner quits ruling alliance
: Unhappy with coalition’s offer, Janata Samajbadi
reaches out to Oli. Loktantrik Samajbadi jumps in to
fill the void, by Purushottam Poudel (kp 08/102022)
Dr.
Bhattarai announces not to contest in the
November 20 election (kh 03/10/2022)
“JSP
should get not less than 22 seats”,
interview with Raj Kishor Yadav (kh
03/10/2022)
JSP
“dissatisfied” with allocation of seats
(kh 02/10/2022), Janata
Samajbadi hints at leaving five-party electoral alliance
: Leaders from Unified Socialist and Janata Samajbadi
are irked as Nepali Congress and Maoist Centre want more
seats while diminishing their prospects, by Tika R
Pradhan (kp 02/10/2022), JSP-N unhappy
with ruling alliance : Ready for poll tie up with UML,
DSP-N or other parties, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht
02/10/2022)
Bhattarai,
Dahal say they are joining forces (ht
25/09/2022)
“JSP
will rather quit coalition than shrinking to less than
32 seats”, interview with Manish Suman (kh
13/09/2022)
Bhattarai
keen to join ruling coalition (ht 10/08/2022)
Dr
Baburam Bhattarai, Mahendra Raya Yadav picked chairmen
of Nepal Samajbadi Party (kh 07/08/2022), Bhattarai
at a crossroads as he bids to build new party before
imminent polls : Observers say his intentions to create
a new force are fine, but efforts so far have failed,
by Tika R Pradhan (kp 07/08/2022)
Former
PM Dr. Bhattarai forming Nepal Samajwadi Party (kh
26/07/2022), Baburam
Bhattarai registers new party
The leader recently left Janata Samajbadi Party in quest
for a ‘socialist centre’, by Anil Giri (kp
29/07/2022)
Bhattarai
set to launch new party : Yadav’s plan to inform
Election Commission about expulsion of nine leaders
shelved as he is still unsure of his exact strength in
central committee, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 19/07/2022)
JSP
row: Dr. Bhattarai to remain as a lawmaker (kh
17/07/2022) [An MP elected
directly by the people cannot be deposed by
undemocratic, power-hungry politicians!]
69
leaders including two CC members quit JSP
(rep 16/07/2022)
Janata
Samajbadi’s Yadav criticises Bhattarai at
factional meeting in Birgunj : Claims attendance
of two-thirds Central Committee members, by
Bhusan Yadav (kp 14/07/2022), JSP
ousts nine executive members, including Dr.
Bhattarai (kh 14/07/2022), Baburam’s
ouster is a result of his conspiracy to split
party: Upendra Yadav (kh 15/07/2022), Dr
Bhattarai condemns party action against him,
demands cancellation of decision (kh
16/07/2022)
Dr.
Bhattarai suggests two ways to steer JSP ahead
(With full text) (kh 12/07/2022), Bhattarai
raps Yadav at a factional meeting as split looms
in Janata Samajbadi Party : Bhattarai faction
held a central committee plenum in Kathmandu on
Tuesday as Yadav prepares for a similar meeting
in Birgunj Wednesday, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 13/07/2022), Yadav-Bhattarai
honeymoon ends with split in JSP-Nepal (ht
13/07/2022)
Leaders
close to Bhattarai faction stop visiting JSP
office (rep 11/07/2022)
JSP
heads duo Upendra Yadav and Baburam Bhattarai
call separate meetings (kh 10/07/2022)
Upendra
Yadav is the root of controversy and
discrimination in JSP, interview with Amrita
Agrahari (kh 05/07/2022)
JSP
hands over list of new ministers to PM Deuba :
Ministers likely to be sworn in today itself
(kh 04/07/2022)
Bhattarai
faction frets as Yadav goes solo with Cabinet reshuffle
proposal : Deuba calls for consensus proposal. Observers
say JSP dispute could impact the coalition, by Anil
Giri (kp 30/06/2022), Janata
Samajwadi Party row: Yadav, Bhattarai agree to part ways
(nlt 30/06/2022), JSP
row: Baburam and Upendra to part ways (kh
01/07/2022), Bhattarai,
Yadav set to part ways 3 years after union as discord
reaches tipping point : Two leaders, who are like chalk
and cheese, have partnered longer than many expected,
and a split is not if but when, by Tika R Pradhan
(kp 01/07/2022), JSP
row: Bhattarai and Yadav agree to part ways amicably,
by Bhuwan Sharma (rep 01/07/2022)
As
storm within JSP continues to rage, the party heads
towards split (kh 13/06/2022) [Temporarily
changing laws by ordinance to allow party divisions is
criminal. Draft a completely new Political Parties Act
that finally prescribes democratic structures and
procedures for the parties and drastically curtails the
power of party leaders!], Janata
Samajwadi Party decides to recall ministers (nlt
28/06/2022), JSP
decides to call back its ministers without Baburam’s
consent : Dr. Bhattarai and Ashok Rai pushed aside
(kh 28/06/2022)
Janata
Samajbadi on the brink as conflict escalates between
Yadav and Bhattarai : Two leaders came together in May
2019, but differences have surfaced now which could even
alter national politics, by Anil Giri andTika R
Pradhan (kp 09/06/2022)
JSP
Chair Yadav urges LSP leaders for party unification
(kh 08/06/2022)
Upset
at local election results, two Madhes parties look for
options : Will Janata Samajbadi and Loktantrik Samajbadi
explore merger for upcoming polls?, by Anil Giri (kp
31/05/2022)
“JSP,
in fact, does not need an alliance in Madhes”,
interview with Raj Kishor Yadav (kh 24/04/2022)
JSP
dissatisfied as ruling coalition allocates mayor of
Nepalgunj to NC (kh 22/04/2022)
JSP
Chief Whip Pramod Sah attacked; guard’s pistol snatched
away (kh 26/03/2022), Federal
MP Shah seriously injured in clash over land dispute,
by Madan Thakur (rep 26/03/2022), JSP
accuses UML of attacking their Chief Whip Shah
(rep 26/03/2022)
Janata
Samajbadi holding long overdue meeting amid power tussle
in the party : Party chair Upendra Yadav calls the
meeting after leaders from the Bhattarai faction
threatened to launch a signature campaign to demand a
meeting, by Binod Ghimire (kp 24/02/2022), JSP’s
“crucial” Central Executive Committee meeting underway
(kh 25/02/2022)
JSP-N
chair stresses need of strong political party in Madhes
(ht 18/02/2022)
What
is behind the rift inside the Janata Samajbadi Party
Nepal? Party insiders point to issues ranging from
an unequal distribution of ministerial positions in the
government to the recent ‘death threat’ by Renu Kumari
Yadav against CK Raut, by Nishan Khatiwada (nlt
25/01/2022)
Two
major Madhes-based parties in crisis : Disputes deepen
in Upendra Yadav’s Janata Samajbadi Party and Mahantha
Thakur’s Loktantrik Samajbadi Party over key
appointments (kp 12/01/2022)
SP
Chair Yadav advocates for change in socio-political
system for Dalit liberation (kh 06/12/2021)
JSP
holding Executive Committee meeting today (kh
21/11/2021)
Struggle
continues: JSP-N Chair Yadav (ht 17/11/2021)
JSP
Chair Yadav says people will make another constitution
if existing one not amended (kh 08/11/2021)
JSP
members burn effigies of party chair Upendra Yadav
(rep 10/10/2021)
JSP
finalizes names of Ministers to join Deuba Cabinet
(kh 08/10/2021)
JSP
organizing public awareness program in Humla (kh
24/09/2021)
JSP
getting stronger in Province 2 (rep 05/09/2021)
14
HoR MPs supporting Mahantha Thakur verify signatures at
EC (kh 25/08/2021)
Thakur-Mahato
group to participate in govt if newly proposed DSP gets
EC’s go-ahead (kh 21/08/2021)
Mahantha
Thakur faction changes names of proposed party : New
name is Loktantrik Samajwadi Party (kh 20/08/2021)
JSP’s
Mahantha Thakur faction to register new party : Name and
election symbol to be JSP (Democratic) and Bicycle
(kh 18/08/2021), JSP’s
Thakur faction applies with EC to register JSP
(Democratic) : New party Janata Samajbadi Party
(Democratic) will have "bicycle" as election symbol
(kh 18/08/2021), Mahantha
Thakur registers JSP Nepal (Democratic) at EC :
"Bicycle" as election symbol (kh 18/08/2021)
After
losing party chair, Mahantha Thakur is in dilemma : The
Janata Samajbadi leader is organising gatherings in
districts to test the waters as he awaits a crucial
court verdict, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 13/08/2021)
Governance,
constitution ought to be along the lines of a
multinational state: JSP leader Mahato (kh
12/08/2021)
Election
Commission updates central executive committee of
Samajbadi Party : In the new body, party chair Mahantha
Thakur and his 15 supporters have not been included,
pushing the party towards a split, by Tika R Pradhan
(kp 10/08/2021)
SC
Rejects To Issue Interim Order On Petition Against JSP
Unity (rn 09/08/2021)
JSP
picks Chair Yadav as parliamentary party leader (kh
31/07/2021)
Why
Mahanta Thakur is now in need of a makeover : The Janata
Samajbadi Party chair was the face of Madhes politics
but after siding with Oli, he has to give some answers
to his constituency, and time will tell how he fares,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 31/07/2021)
JSP
sacks three of its lawmakers in Lumbini Province
(rep 30/07/2021)
Thakur
files writ petition at SC against EC’s decision to grant
legitimacy to Yadav-led faction (rep 30/07/2021), Thakur
challenges EC decision in apex court, by Ram Kumar
Kamat (ht 31/07/2021)
JSP
expels three lawmakers in Lumbini Province, notifies PA
Secretariat (kh 29/07/2021)
JSP-N
decides to join Deuba's government (ht 29/07/2021)
JSP’s
Yadav-Bhattarai faction holding CEC meeting at 2 pm :
Thakur-Mahato faction also invited (kh 27/07/2021)
Split
certain in Janata Samjbadi as Yadav-Bhattarai group
awarded party : Thakur faction can register a new party,
but the idea of an alternative force has gone down the
drain, say analysts, as their unity was out of
compulsion rather than conviction, by Tika R Pradhan
(kp 27/07/2021), Poll
panel hands JSP-Nepal to Yadav's faction, by Ram
Kumar Kamat (ht 27/07/2021)
JSP
dispute: 34 out of 51 Executive Members sign in favor of
Yadav faction (kh 26/07/2021), Yadav-Bhattarai
group set to get Janata Samajbadi Party : 34 members of
51-strong executive committee sign in favour of Yadav
and Bhattarai (kp 26/07/2021)
Plea
against EC move on headcount quashed (ht 26/07/2021)
JSP-N
factions hold hectic meetings prior to EC's head count
(ht 25/07/2021)
JSP
Yadav faction holds Executive Committee meeting in
Balkumari (kh 24/07/2021)
जति
नेता त्यति गुट : जुन समुदायमा आफ्नै सरकारसँग लड्ने शक्ति
हुन्छ, त्यसले चिरकालसम्म उसलाई पराजित मनोविज्ञानमा रहन
दिन्न । [The more leaders, the more factions : A
community that has the power to fight its own government
should not be allowed to live in a defeatist mentality
forever], by Chandra Kishor (ka 22/07/2021)
EC
summons JSP Executive Committee members for
identification (kh 22/07/2021)
PM
Deuba-Mahanta meet: JSP’s Mahanta faction likely to join
govt (kh 21/07/2021), JSP
demands 7 ministries; Thakur-Mahato faction willing to
join govt (kh 22/07/2021)
JSP
endorses parliamentary party statute unanimously
(rep 20/07/2021)
Yadav-led
Janata Samajbadi Party to join Deuba cabinet (rep
18/07/2021)
18
HoR Members Of JSP-N Yadav's Faction To Support PM Deuba
(rn 18/07/2021), JSP
to give vote of confidence to Deuba government : HoR's
Sunday session witnesses confusion in JSP (kh
18/07/2021)
EC
to begin hearing to resolve JSP dispute (kh
18/07/2021)
Five
JSP MPs switch sides; leave Chair Thakur to join
Co-chair Yadav (kh 17/07/2021)
Dhanusha’s
Hari Narayan Yadav approaches EC to register RJP in his
name (kh 10/07/2021)
JSP
headed towards split as EC’s last-resort effort to
strike deal between two factions fails (kh
06/07/2021), Janata
Samajbadi Party decide to split a little more than a
year after merger : The Election Commission will decide
on which of the two warring factions led by the two
chairs Thakur and Yadav will get the party’s name and
symbol (kp 06/07/2021), Split
in Samajbadi Party is no surprise as its formation was
unnatural, analysts say : The Election Commission will
decide which of the two rival factions will get the
party name and election symbol, by Tika R Pradhan
(kp 07/07/2021), EC
to take a call on JSP-N factional feud, by Ram Kumar
Kamat (ht 07/07/2021), EC
forms a distinct bench to resolve JSP dispute (kh
07/07/2021)
Election
Commission summons both factions of JSP to resolve
dispute (kh 29/06/2021)
Testing
times for the Janata Samajbadi Party, as a faction
supporting Oli faces setback : Thakur-Mahato group’s
ministers lost their jobs after Tuesday’s court order,
but division in the party is so deep that a formal split
looks like just a matter of time, by Anil Giri (kp
24/06/2021)
Thakur-Mahato
faction submits list claiming majority in executive
committee, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 20/06/2021)
JSP-Nepal
expels nine ministers from party (ht 18/06/2021)
SP-N
accuses poll panel of bias (ht 15/06/2021)
EC:
Expulsions from JSP-Nepal not consistent with Political
Party Act (ht 14/06/2021)
JSP
asks its ministers for explanation within seven days
(kh 14/06/2021)
Political
briefing: The unraveling of Madhesi unity : The Mahanta
Thakur faction breaking away and joining the Oli
government may be pure electoral calculation, by
Biswas Baral (ae 03/06/2021)
EC
seeks documents from JSP-N factions (ht 03/06/2021)
Thakur-Mahato
group mulls forming a new party with Tripathi (kh
02/06/2021)
Janata
Samajbadi wants ordinance to split party before joining
government : Thakur-Mahato faction wants a split fearing
expulsion by a powerful Yadav-Bhattarai camp if
Parliament is revived, by Anil Giri (kp 01/06/2021),
JSP
Yadav faction expels four leaders, including Thakur and
Mahato (kh 01/06/2021) [Oli
continues to succeed in dividing parties!], JSP
Chair Thakur faction decides to expel Chair Yadav
(kh 01/06/2021), JSP
letter on party action registered at Election Commission
(kh 01/06/2021)
Thakur
and Mahato holding talks with PM Oli : Likely to join
government soon (kh 31/05/2021)
Amid
heightened rift, JSP leaders engage in a tug-of-war
(kh 30/05/2021)
Four
JSP leaders including Thakur given 24 hours to submit
clarification (rep 29/05/2021)
JSP
row: Thakur-Mahato group to coax Rai for majority
(kh 27/05/2021), Thakur
faction of JSP likely to register RJP at EC today : JSP
on verge of split (kh 27/05/2021), JSP-N
on the verge of split? Rift widens as co-chairs seek
explanation from each other (ht 27/05/2021)
JSP
on verge of split with both factions taking action
against each other (kh 26/05/2021) [Oli
is again successful in using the Hindu political means
of bheda by division, betrayal, sowing discord
among opponents!]
JSP’s
Yadav-Bhattarai faction to seek clarification from 4
leaders including Thakur (kh 25/05/2021)
Political
analysts wonder why JSP Chair Thakur constantly supports
Oli (kh 22/05/2021), Thakur-Mahato
faction of JSP welcomes House dissolution (Setopati
22/05/2021) [This means the end
of the JSP and thus another success of Oli's policy!],
JSP
Executive Committee to take action against four leaders,
including Thakur, Mahato (kh 22/05/2021), Thakur-Mahato
faction of Janata Samajbadi to join government : An
observer of Madhes politics says the party will
split if the faction joins the Oli Cabinet amid
polarisation, by Anil Giri (kp 23/05/2021)
JSP
leader Bhattarai calls to resolve imbroglio invoking
Article 76 (5) (kh 21/05/2021), JSP
holding PP meeting to dwell on power-sharing today
(kh 21/05/2021), PM
Oli-Thakur agree to form task force to amend
constitution (kh 21/05/2021) [Oli
promised the same in 2018 when he was elected prime
minister, but later he would not hear of it. He belongs
to the circle of those male Tagadharis, especially
Bahuns, who pushed through the constitution in this very
form to ensure their dominance!], JSP
PP meeting ends without concrete decision (kh
21/05/2021)
Janata
Samajbadi in a bid to bring a new twist to the tale of
Nepal politics : The party says it is ready to lead the
government, a condition that could leave Oli in a
precarious position, by Anil Giri (kp
19/05/2021) [This demand
is not new and it is understandable in one respect: The
three other parties want to continue as before, with the
same, largely failed and non-inclusive party leaders!],
The
difficulty of being JSP : It risks becoming a collateral
damage in the clash among the big three political titans
(kp 20/05/2021)
Leaders
underplay spectre of split hovering over JSP-N (ht
18/05/2021) [The dissent within the JSP is also a result of PM
Oli's use of the Hindu political device bheda
(sowing discord among opponents)], JSP
Chairmen Thakur and Yadav agree to consolidate party :
JSP would rather lead the government than joining
Oli-led govt (kh 18/05/2021)
Yadav-Bhattarai
faction of JSP-N rejects idea of Mahato as PP leader
(ht 16/05/2021), JSP’s
Chairmen duo Thakur and Yadav holding talks at Balkumari
(kh 16/0/2021)
JSP
not in favor of an alternative government, Thakur and
Mahato tells President (kp 12/05/2021)
Janata
Samajbadi’s Thakur not to support government formation
process : Thakur’s Monday midnight statement makes the
government formation even trickier as the Congress and
the Maoist Centre lack the numbers (kp 11/05/2021) [Obviously, you want Nepal to go
further down the drain or prolong the disastrous Oli
government, which is somewhat the same thing, Mr Thakur!
How can you want to destroy your homeland so
deliberately?]
JSP
leaders likely to desert PM Oli (kh 07/05/2021), Can’t
give a vote of confidence: Mahanta tells PM Oli (kh
09/05/2021)
JSP-N
to back no-confidence motion : Opposition to the move by
Thakur, Mahato might split the party, by Ram Kumar
kamat (ht 01/05/2021) [This is
all a consequence of Oli's policy of sowing discord
among his political opponents, one of the traditional
means (upaya) of Hindu politics to maintain a ruler's
power!], Oli
caused formation of Janata Samajbadi Party. Now he is
prompting its split : Cracks have emerged in the party
which was formed in April last year through the merger
between Rastriya Janata Party Nepal and Samajbadi Party
Nepal, by Anil Giri (kp 02/02/2021)
JSP’s
“majority members” agree to bring no-confidence motion
against PM Oli (kh 30/04/2021)
JSP
still undecided on its role in Nepal’s political
equation : Office-bearers meeting ends sans forming
official stance on power-sharing (kh 27/04/2021)
JSP-N
undecided, new govt formation in limbo (ht
25/04/2021)
JSP
Chair Thakur calls meeting of lawmakers close to him
(kh 22/04/2021) [Is it really worth risking party unity to support
a putschist PM? Oli will never deliver what he promises,
as he has proved so often!]
Govt
decides to withdraw cases filed against JSP cadres
(kh 19/04/2021) [Part of Oli's policy to win over the divided JSP?
Not to forget: Already in 2018, Oli had promised the
party all sorts of things without ever delivering!]
Janata
Samajbadi, amid differences within party, close to a
deal with Oli : Leaders say the government has given
them word to free their lawmaker and to withdraw cases
against their cadres in return for support to Oli on
early polls and the MCC, by Anil Giri (kp
17/04/2021)
Janata
Samajbadi seeks time to decide and politics is stalled
againThree parties finally meet to discuss unseating
Oli. Nepali Congress and Maoist Centre agree to join
hands, but the fourth largest party wants to wait
for Oli’s response, by Binod Ghimire and Tika R
Pradhan (kp 10/04/2021)
Govt
agrees to withdraw all cases filed against cadres: JSP
leaders (kh 09/04/2021)
As
Congress and Janata Samajbadi Party hem and haw,
politics has stagnated : Congress leaders say Deuba must
take a lead, but he is still reluctant with one eye on
the polls. Maoist Centre’s indecision on withdrawing
support complicates things, by Anil Giri (kp
06/04/2021), NC's
New Initiative JSP In Decisive Position, by Narayan
Upadhyay (rn 06/04/2021)
JSP
leaders Yadav and Bhattarai discuss new power-sharing
with Deuba (kh 01/04/2021)
JSP
will not go against incumbent govt: Mahantha Thakur
(kh 30/03/2021) [Putschists like Oli must be kept in power at all
costs?]
Janata
Samajbadi looks set to support Oli even as some leaders
oppose idea : Those holding talks with the prime
minister say there is no harm in joining the
government if their demands, including freeing Resham
Chaudhary, are met, by Tika R Pradhan (kp) [If KP Olis, one of the
biggest opponents of Madhesh interests, is supported,
the JSPN will be permanently damaged!]
Oli
and Janata Samajbadi Party take their talks one step
aheadBut hurdles remain as not all in Samajbadi Party
are willing to support Oli government, by Anil Giri
(kp 24/03/2021) [No one from any
party should support Oli after all the reprehensible and
anti-democratic things he has done out of pure lust for
power!], JSP-Nepal
leaders offer support to Oli, by Ram Kumar Kamat (kp
24/03/2021), JSP
won’t join Oli-led govt under any circumstance: Upendra
Yadav (rep 26/03/2021)
UML
and JSP discuss constitution amendment, government
formation (kh 23/03/2021) [This
is exactly what Oli had already promised the JSPN once
in 2018. After their entry into his government, he no
longer wanted to know anything about it! But even with
the participation of the JSPN, the Oli government would
not have a majority in parliament!]
As
Janata Samajbadi rift grows, so does uncertainty over
new coalition formation : While the Thakur-Mahato
faction of Janata Samajbadi Party supports Oli, the
Yadav-Bhattarai faction wants to join hands with the
Congress and the Maoist Centre, by Anil Giri (kp
20/03/2021), To
ally with Oli or NC-Maoist Center: JSP in Hamletian
dilemma (kh 20/03/2021) [The
Oli government should not be supported on moral grounds!],
Mistrust
for Dahal leaves JSP-N in dilemma, by Ram Kumar
Kamat (ht 23/03/2021)
Janata
Samajwadi Party meeting postponed (kh 18/03/2021)
JSP-N
leaders set riders for support : Party emerges key
player in formation of next government, by Ram Kumar
Kamat (ht 12/03/2021) [Going
into coalition with a PM who has repeatedly cheated the
Madheshis and plotted against the state and the
constitution is morally reprehensible!], Janata
Samajbadi Party PP meeting concludes, no new decision
taken to join govt (rep 12/03/2021), JSP-Nepal
leaders meet Deuba (ht 13/03/2021), JSP
and Maoist Center meeting concludes, no concrete
decision taken regarding govt formation (rep
13/03/2021) [The CPN-MC is not
capable of forming a government without dependence on
the NC!]
No
decision reached despite one-hour-long discussion
between NC and JSP leaders (kh 12/03/2021)
JSP
to stake claim government leadership : PP meeting fails
to elect parliamentary party leader (kh 12/03/2021)
JSP
leaders meeting PM Oli at 5 PM today (kh 11/03/2021)
Changed
context catapults Janata Samajbadi Party into the
spotlight : Both UML and Maoist Centre are in a bid to
woo fourth largest party, for its 32 members in
Parliament now hold the key, by Anil Giri (kp
10/03/2021) [The united NCP has repeatedly lied and deceived
the JSPN in the past. Oli was not sympathetic to the
concerns of the Madheshis as early as 2015!], PM
Oli in mood to split JSP for new power sharing (kh
10/03/10) [A person without any
morals and political culture, who destroys the entire
state if necessary to safeguard his personal power
interests!]
CPN
(MC) holds talks with JSP over forming new govt (rep
10/0372021)
JSP
unlikely to join joint agitation against HoR dissolution
being led by Dahal-Nepal faction of NCP (rep
11/02/2021)
All’s
not well inside Janata Samajbadi Party : While Bhattarai
and Yadav want to protest against the dissolution of the
House, Thakur and Mahato have other plans, by Anil
Giri (kp 21/01/2021)
Congress,
JSP-N rule out any : truck with Dahal-led NCP, by
Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 31/12/2020)
JSP-N
stages protest in Rajbiraj, Gaur (ht 24/12/2020)
Where
the Janata Samajbadi Party is when ruling and
opposition parties are failing : At a time when the
federal system is under attack, party leaders admit that
they are disoriented, largely because they are trying to
figure out their goal, purpose and ideology, by Anil
Giri (kp 08/12/2020)
Dr
Bhattarai named chairman of Janata Samajbadi Party’s
federal council (rep 20/10/2020)
JSP’s
Central Committee to have 801 members (kh
20/10/2020)
The
way ahead for the Janata Samajbadi Party-Nepal, by
Kamal Dev Bhattarai (ae 31/07/2020)
Janata
Samajbadi Party registered at Election Commission: The
party, with was born out of merger between Samajbadi
Party and Rastriya Janata Party, now will be the third
largest party in the Lower House withe 32 seats (kp
09/07/2020), Janata
Samajwadi Party registered with EC (kh 09/07/2020)
Sarita
Giri expelled from party, Parliament: Vows to move the
Supreme Court against Samajwadi Party-Nepal decision,
by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 08/07/2020)
Janata
Samajbadi Party decides to vote in favor of constitution
amendment bill (rep 13/06/2020)
Janata
Samajbadi Party gets registered with poll body but issue
of hierarchy remains: Mahantha Thakur and Upendra Yadav
will have executive powers in the party while Baburam
Bhattarai will lead the federal council, by Tika R.
Pradhan (kp 08/06/2020)
JSP-N
leaders discuss party leadership: Discussions focused on
two co-chairpersons model, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht
07/06/2020)
JSP-Nepal
registers private constitution amendment bill (ht
02/06/2020), Janata
Party and Samajbadi Party register private constitution
amendment bill of their own: The regional parties
propose amendments to 23 issues that are aimed at
addressing the long-standing concerns of the Madhesis,
Tharus and Janajatis, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp
02/06/23020) [Both parties have
joined in April under the name Janata Samqajwadi Party -
Nepal! The author obviously has missed this.]
Madhes-based
parties press own demands alongside constitution
amendment for new map: While there’s no debate on an
issue of national importance, the constitutional
amendment bill could be an opportune moment to address
long-standing demands of Madhesis, Janajatis and Tharus,
by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 24/05/2020) [The
clarification of territorial claims is certainly
important and decades overdue, but the inclusion of
population groups that have been excluded for centuries,
even under the constitution of 2015, is even more
significant, a fact that the male Bahun at the head of
the state and parties do not want to understand. It is
problematic, however, that the leadership of the ethnic
and regional parties is also exclusively male!],
JSP-N
seeks NC support for constitution amendment (ht
24/05/2020), Janata
Samajbadi Party reiterates demand for constitutional
amendment to incorporate concerns of Madhesi community:
As the government prepares to revise the constitution to
legitimise new map, Samajbadi leaders tell the Business
Advisory Committee of Parliament that it’s also an
‘opportune’ moment to address their concerns, by
Binod Ghimire (kp 25/05/2020)
Unity
of the two Madhesi parties could be hamstrung by a lack
of coherence among their leaders: Analysts are wary of
welcoming the unification of the two Madhes-based
parties as they see it as a reactive move rather than a
unity born out of shared agendas, by Anil Giri (kp
28/04/2020)
SP-N
alleges party lawmaker abducted (ht 24/04/2020)
SRJP-N,
SP-N unify, register new party at EC: Poll panel
to decide by tomorrow; New ordinance proves to be a
catalyst for unification, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht
24/04/2020)
RJP
and Samajbadi merge to form ‘Janata Samajbadi Party’
(kh 22/04/2020)
Janata
Party and Samajbadi Party resume informal talks for
merger but are stuck at leadership modality: While both
parties are on the same page on agendas, leadership
management will be key when it comes to unification,
leaders say, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 11/03/2020)
With
no signal from the government, Janata Party reconsiders
merger with Samajbadi Party: Janata Party has
preconditions to joining government but with talks
stalled, an alliance with the Samajbadi party could
preserve the coalition in Province 2, by Tika R.
Pradhan (kp 12/02/2020) [It's
the only reasonable option either! The ruling NCP will
neveer respect the inclusion demands of Janajati and
Madheshi groups!]
What
Yadav’s exit means: Withdrawal of support by SPN from
the federal government is not likely to end in fiasco.
It has created an environment of polarization of
politics between the communist and democratic forces
(, by Hari Bansh Jha (rep 02/01/2020)
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