Nepal’s political turmoil may get new twist as Madhesi party gets poll panel nodworldUpdated: Jul 12, 2020 14:35 ISTA newly-formed Madhesi party officially registered with Nepal’s election commission on Sunday after all its documents were accepted by the poll panel. The Janata Samajbadi Party of Nepal (JSPN) was formed on April 23 after the merger of Samajbadi Party Nepal and Rastriya Janata Party Nepal. The party had applied for registration on June 7, but claimed that the process was delayed by Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, who is facing turmoil within his ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP). They had launched a six-month-long agitation during Oli’s previous term in 2015-16 in which more than 50 people were killed. The new Madhesi party can play a crucial role in Nepal’s political spectrum as pressure is mounting on Oli to quit the post of the prime minister.

Source: Hindustan Times July 12, 2020 09:05 UTC