Hridayesh Tripathi to announce a new party on Dec 14

KATHMANDU, December 10: Former Minister and coordinator of Independent Political Group, Hridayesh Tripathi  is all set to form a new political party. 

Organizing an event on December 14, a new political party will be formed named Janata Pragatisheel Party Nepal, Tripathi told Ratopati. Currently Tripathi will be the sole coordinator of the party. “The committee will be expanded soon after the announcement,” Tripathi added. 

Some leaders and members of other political parties are also joining the party, according to Tripathi.

Earlier, Tripathi visited India to discuss the formation of a new party.

Tripathi who had joined the government-led by the then Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli after winning the election with support from the CPN (UML) was expected to join Oli’s party but he did not. 

Lately, there has been buzz in the political arena that Tripathi will join the Democratic Socialist Party-led by Mahantha Thakur but Tripathi’s clash with some other leaders in the party closed the doors for him in the party. 

Leaders like Rajendra Mahatto, Sharat Singh Bhandari and Anil Kumar Jha are regarded as the senior most leaders after Thakur in the party. But, it has been learned that Tripathi demanded a second position after Thakur in the party if he is to join them.

Tripathi is looking forward to uniting all the scattered and unsatisfied groups and political leaders in the Terai region, according to the sources.