The Nepali Congress (Nepali : नेपाली कांग्रेस Nepali pronunciation: [neˈpali ˈkaŋres] abbr. NC ) is the largest social democratic political party in Nepal . It has been the ruling party of Nepal since July 2021.[ 7]
The only party in Nepal to have been elected with a majority, NC formed a majority government post three elections; in 1959 , 1991 and 1999 .[ 8] 2013 Constituent Assembly election , and played a leading role in the promulgation of Constitution of Nepal in 2015.[ 9]
The party was formed in 1950 by the merger of the Nepali National Congress and the Nepal Democratic Congress along democratic socialist lines. NC prime ministers led four governments between the fall of the Rana dynasty and the start of the Panchayat era , including the first democratically-elected government of Nepal, after the 1959 general election .
Leadership
Sher Bahadur Deuba , party president and Prime Minister of Nepal
Party presidents
Prime Ministers of Nepal
No.
Prime Minister
Portrait
Terms in Office
Legislature
Cabinet
Constituency
Start
End
Tenure
1
Matrika Prasad Koirala
16 November 1951
14 August 1952
272 days
Appointed by King Tribhuvan
M.P. Koirala, 1951
2
Subarna Shamsher Rana [ a]
15 May 1958
27 May 1959
1 year, 12 days
Appointed by King Mahendra
3
Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala
27 May 1959
26 December 1960
1 year, 213 days
1st House of Representatives
B.P. Koirala, 1959
Morang–Biratnagar West
4
Krishna Prasad Bhattarai
19 April 1990
26 May 1991
1 year, 37 days
Appointed by King Birendra
31 May 1999
22 March 2000
296 days
3rd House of Representatives
Parsa 1
5
Girija Prasad Koirala
26 May 1991
30 November 1994
3 years, 188 days
3rd House of Representatives
Morang 1
15 April 1998
31 May 1999
1 year, 46 days
4th House of Representatives
Sunsari 5
22 March 2000
26 July 2001
1 year, 126 days
25 April 2006
28 May 2008
2 years, 33 days
Interim legislature of Nepal
6
Sher Bahadur Deuba
12 September 1995
12 March 1997
1 year, 181 days
4th House of Representatives
Dadeldhura 1
26 July 2001
4 October 2002
1 year, 70 days
7 June 2017
15 February 2018
253 days
2nd Constituent Assembly
Deuba, 2017
13 July 2021
Incumbent
3 years, 138 days
5th House of Representatives
Deuba, 2021
7
Sushil Koirala
11 February 2014
12 October 2015
1 year, 243 days
2nd Constituent Assembly
Sushil Koirala, 2013
Banke 3
Chief Ministers of provinces of Nepal
↑ As Chairman of the Council of Ministers
Sister organizations
According to the website of Nepali Congress, the following are its sister organizations.[ 11]
References
↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Central Working Committee" . Nepali Congress . Retrieved 19 April 2018 .↑ "Contacts" . Nepali Congress . Retrieved 8 June 2017 .↑ NC’s 14th General Convention: Over 852,000 verified as active members - myRepublica - The New York Times Partner, Latest news of Nepal in English, Latest News Articles ↑ "Nepali Congress, An Introduction" . Archived 8 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine . Nepali Congress. Retrieved 14 July 2021.↑ Acharya, Meena (2003). "Monarchy, Democracy, Donors, and the CPN-Maoist Movement in Nepal: A Lesson for Infant Democracies" . Himalaya . 23 (2).
↑ Sharma, Gopal (6 June 2017). "Nepali Congress leader Deuba elected PM for fourth time" . Reuters . Retrieved 12 January 2018 . ↑ Bagale, Sanjib. "PM Deuba passes floor test with 165 votes" . Setopati . Retrieved 29 July 2021 . ↑ "Previous Election Facts and Figures" . 21 October 2008. Archived from the original on 21 October 2008. Retrieved 5 August 2021 .↑ "Sovereign people make CA polls historic" . Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2021 .↑ Online, T. H. T. (12 June 2021). "NC's Krishna Chandra Nepali appointed Gandaki CM" . The Himalayan Times . Retrieved 12 June 2021 . ↑ www.nepalicongress.org. "NepaliCongress.org- Nepali Congress Official website | Political party of Nepal" . nepalicongress.org . Retrieved 25 June 2017 .
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