Buoyed by panchayat wins, Nepal Janata Party works to expand — 'will make Nepal Hindu Rashtra'

This is the Nepal Janata Party (NJP), a Nepalese political outfit inspired by the growth and the trajectory of Indias BJP thats now planning to expand its base in the Himalayan country...

In Nepals politics, which is primarily dominated by Left and Centre-Left parties, the NJP stands apart because of its Hindutva credentials.The partyhas been making plans to contest the 2027 general election in Nepal after having won 17 seats in local elections last year...

During his visit, Acharya spoke to ThePrint about NJP, its shared ideology with the BJP and its stated political aims and plans including making Nepal a Hindu Rashtra...

At first glance, the NJP is much like the BJP.Not only does it follow the ideals of Hindu identity and BJP icon Deendayal Upadhyayas integral humanism a philosophy that keeps human beings at the core of all social, political, and economic models but like the Indian party, draws much of its membership from the Sangh Parivar...

Indeed, in 2022, Prem Ale then the minister for tourism and culture and a leader of the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Socialist) had said the demand to make Nepal a Hindu state will be considered.Ale, who was speaking at the opening of the two-day executive council meeting of the World Hindu Federation in Kathmandu, had added that should such a demand rise, he would play a constructive role...

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