Pragatisheel Loktantrik Party

Pragatisheel Loktantrik Party

प्रगतिशील लोकतान्त्रिक पार्टी
Pragatisheel Loktantrik Party प्रगतिशील लोकतान्त्रिक पार्टी
Abbreviation	PDP
Leader	Baburam Bhattarai
Founder	Baburam Bhattarai, Janardan Sharma, Santosh Pariyar and others
Founded	20 November 2025
Merger of	Progressive Campaign and ; NSP (Naya Shakti)
Split from	CPN (Maoist Centre)
Ideology	Marxism; Progressive socialism
Political position	Left-wing
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Slogan	Nepali Soil, Our Way; नेपाली माटो, हाम्रो बाटो
Seats in Gandaki Provincial Assembly	1 / 60
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The Pragatisheel Loktantrik Party (Nepali: प्रगतिशील लोकतान्त्रिक पार्टी, lit. 'Progressive Democratic Party'; PDP) is a left-wing political party in Nepal.^[4]^[5] The party formation was announced on 14 November 2025 through merger of former Prime Minister Baburam Bhattrai's party NSP (Naya Shakti), Janardan Sharma led Progressive National Campaign, Nepal and Santosh Pariyar.^[6] The party retains eye as it's election symbol.^[7]

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It seeks to achieve this through mergers and collaboration with progressive and leftist groups, including the Netra Bikram Chand led Communist Party Nepal and the Ghanashyam Bhusal led Unified Socialist Reorganization Campaign.^[8]^[9]

Party^[10]^[11]	Leader	Remarks
Nepal Socialist Party (Naya Shakti)	Durga Sob	Group led by former PM Baburam Bhattarai
Progressive National Campaign, Nepal	Sudan Kirati	Led by former Home and Finance minister Janardan Sharma. Joined by former Maoist Ministers Ram Karki and Sudan Kirati and Karnali CM Raj Kumar Sharma
Independent group	Santosh Pariyar	Pariyar served as chief whip of Rastriya Swatantra Party

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