Nepali Congress (Democratic)

Nepali Congress (Democratic)

नेपाली काँग्रेस (प्रजातान्त्रिक)
Nepali Congress (Democratic) नेपाली काँग्रेस (प्रजातान्त्रिक)
President	Sher Bahadur Deuba
General Secretary	Bimalendra Nidhi
Founded	22 September 2002
Dissolved	25 September 2007
Split from	Nepali Congress
Merged into	Nepali Congress
Headquarters	Kathmandu District
Ideology	Social democracy

Template:Politics of Nepal Nepali Congress (Democratic) (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist. was a political party in Nepal, which was formed in 2002 due to a vertical split of the original Nepali Congress. The Nepali Congress (Democratic) was led by Sher Bahadur Deuba, while the original was led by Girija Prasad Koirala.

Name[edit | edit source]

Before the name Nepali Congress (Democratic) was chosen, different proposals were discussed. The Central Working Committee member Pradeep Giri suggested Nepali Congress (Socialist, Republic). Other proposals were Nepali Congress (Deuba) and Nepali Congress (Bisweswor, Ganesh Man).^[1] The name Nepal Congress (Democratic) was made public on 22 September 2002.^[1]

Tarun Dal[edit | edit source]

Tarun Dal was the youth wing of the Nepali Congress (Democratic). The 3rd general convention of Tarun Dal was held in Chitawan on July 17–20, 2007 and elected Mahendra Yadav as the new president of Tarun Dal.

Nepal Students Union (Nepal Bidyarthi Sangh)[edit | edit source]

The Nepal Students Union (Nepal Bidyarthi Sangh) was the students wing of Nepali Congress (Democratic). The 8th general convention of Nepal Student Union (NSU) declared Kisor Rathor and Kiran Paudel as president and general secretary. The 9th general convention of the Nepal Students Union (NSU), affiliated with the Nepali Congress (Democratic), was held in Nepalgunj from 10 to 15 July 2007.

Merger of Nepali Congress and Nepali Congress (Democratic)[edit | edit source]

On 25 September 2007, Nepali Congress (Democratic) and Nepali Congress merged back together. The unified party retains the name Nepali Congress and uses the tree as its election symbol.^{[citation needed]}