People's Socialist Party (Nepal, 2024)

People's Socialist Party
जनता समाजवादी पार्टी
AbbreviationPSP
ChairpersonAshok Rai
Joint chairpersonRenu Kumari Yadav
General secretaryMohammad Ishtiyaq Rayi
Founded5 May 2024; 6 months ago (2024-05-05)
Split fromPSP-N
HeadquartersBalkumari, Lalitpur
IdeologyDemocratic socialism
Secularism
Regionalism
Political positionCentre-left to left-wing
ECN StatusNational Party
Seats in Pratinidhi Sabha
7 / 275
Seats in Rastriya Sabha
0 / 59
Seats in Provincial Assemblies
3 / 550
Chief Ministers
0 / 7
Mayors/Chairs
5 / 753
Councillors
500 / 35,011
Number of provinces in government
2 / 7
Election symbol
Party flag
Website
peoplesocialist.org

The People's Socialist Party (abbr. PSP; Nepali: जनता समाजवादी पार्टी), also known as Janata Samajbadi Party is the seventh-largest political party in Nepal.[1][2] The party was formed after split in the People's Socialist Party, Nepal led by party federal council chairman Ashok Rai, supported by majority federal MPs from the PSP-N.[3]

With 7 out of 275 seats in the lower house House of Representative, the party is the sixth largest political party in the Federal Parliament.

  1. ^ "Janata Samajbadi Party Nepal splits". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Election Commission grants recognition to Ashok Rai-led Janata Samajwadi Party". Setopati. 6 May 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  3. ^ "उपेन्द्र यादवलाई छाडेर नयाँ दलतिर जसपाका यी ७ सांसद". Khabarhub. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 5 May 2024.