Nepali Congress

Nepali Congress नेपाली काँग्रेस
Abbreviation	NC
President	Sher Bahadur Deuba
Vice-president	Bimalendra Nidhi[1]
General Secretary	Shashanka Koirala Purna Bahadur Khadka[1]
Spokesperson	Bishwa Prakash Sharma[1]
Founder	Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala and others
Founded	9 April 1950 (74 years ago) (1950-04-09)
Merger of	Nepali National Congress Nepal Democratic Congress
Headquarters	B.P. Smriti Bhawan, B.P. Nagar, Lalitpur[2]
Student wing	Nepal Student Union
Youth wing	Nepal Tarun Dal
Women's wing	Nepal Woman Association
Membership	852,711 (2021)[3]
Ideology	Social democracy[4] Third Way[5]
Political position	Centre to centre-left[6]
International affiliation	Socialist International Progressive Alliance
Colours
House of Representatives	63 / 275
National Assembly	7 / 59
Provincial Assemblies	114 / 550
Local governments	280 / 753 Mayor/Chairperson
Election symbol
Party flag
Website
nepalicongress.org

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] Similarly, it emerged as the single largest party from the 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.

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} "Central Working Committee". Nepali Congress. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
2. ↑ "Contacts". Nepali Congress. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
3. ↑ 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
4. ↑ "Nepali Congress, An Introduction". Archived 8 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Nepali Congress. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
5. ↑ Acharya, Meena (2003). "Monarchy, Democracy, Donors, and the CPN-Maoist Movement in Nepal: A Lesson for Infant Democracies". Himalaya. 23 (2).
6. ↑ Sharma, Gopal (6 June 2017). "Nepali Congress leader Deuba elected PM for fourth time". Reuters. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
7. ↑ Bagale, Sanjib. "PM Deuba passes floor test with 165 votes". Setopati. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
8. ↑ "Previous Election Facts and Figures". 21 October 2008. Archived from the original on 21 October 2008. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
9. ↑ "Sovereign people make CA polls historic". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2021.