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Madheshi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal (Loktantrik)

Madheshi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal (Loktantrik)

Political party in Nepal

Not to be confused with Madheshi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal, a leftist party under the chairmanship of Upendra Yadav.

The Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal (Loktantrik) was a political party in Nepal. It existed as one of the important political force during the constituent assembly. Later the party merged with several other parties to become the largest Madhesh/Tharuhath based party, Nepal Loktantrik Forum.[2]

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History

Formation

The party was formed after Upendra Yadav expelled Bijay Kumar Gachhadar and six other members after his agreement to join the new CPN (UML)-led government.[3] As a result, the former party was split with 26 among 52 members of constituent assembly opposing Yadav's decision.[4] The MJFN (L) included former leaders of other political parties like the Nepali Congress and Nepal Sadbhawana Party who were from democratic background.[5]

The party was registered with the Election Commission of Nepal shortly after the 2008 Constituent Assembly election due to mass ideological differences in mother party with majority of democratic background while few being leftist.[6]

First constituent assembly

The party had 26 members in the first constituent assembly.[7] All of them were the one who sided with Gachhadar opposing the authoritarian character of Upendra Yadav.[6]

Second constituent assembly

The party fought the second constituent assembly on its own and won 14 seats. The party won 4 seats from FPTP system while won 10 seats from proportional representation. As a result, the party stood as the largest Terai Madhesh based party in the assembly.[8]

The party merged on April 5, 2017 with the Rastriya Janamukti Party (Loktantrik) and Dalit Janajati Party to form Nepal Loktantrik Forum.[2]

Leadership

Chairman

Deputy chairman

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Election results

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References

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    "The MJF states social democracy as its guiding principle". Archived from the original on 2009-08-23. Retrieved 2010-01-02.
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    Diwakar (2017-04-05). "3 parties merge to form Nepal Democratic Forum". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
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    Sen, Sandeep (2019-06-06). "THT 10 YEARS AGO: MJF shows door to Gachhadar and six others". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
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    https://thehimalayantimes.com/news-archives/latest/mjf-pulls-out-of-uml-led-govt/
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    ""MJF factions exchange blows"".
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    Singh, Rishi (2009-07-29). "Gachhadar registers new party". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
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    "मधेस आन्दोलनको १४ वर्ष, नेतृत्वकर्ताहरु अलपत्र". देशसञ्चार. 2021-01-18. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
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    Pradhan, Shirish B. (2013-11-24). "Nepali Congress maintains lead over CPN-UML in polls". mint. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
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