Six Party Government Advisable

Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist)	220
Nepali Congress	110
Communist UML	103
MJF	52
Terai Madhesh Democratic Party	20
Sadbhavana Party	9

Total 514

Prime Minister: Prachanda
Speaker: Chitralekha
Deputy Speaker: Subash Nembang
Home: Upendra Yadav
Defense: Badal
Finance: Mahat
Foreign: UML

Six Party Steering Committee

The president of each party would be members of that steering committee. All the major decision of the six party government will be taken by this committee.

Basic Agreements On The Next Constitution

1. Direct elections for an executive presidency. Winning candidate must get at least 50% of the votes cast, if not a second round between the top two candidates. Four year term. A limit of two terms for any one person.
   
2. Eight state federalism: Khasan, Tharuwan, Magart, Tamuwan, Tamang, Newa, Kirat, Madhesh. Retain the 75 districts.
   
3. 100 seat upper house. Party based fully proportional election. At least every other name on a party's list must be female.
   
4. 240 seat lower house. 75 districts are turned into 75 multi-member constituencies. (पाँच बुँदा, पाँच चुनाव) Half of the 240 seats to be in the Terai districts. At least one third female.
   
5. All national parties are to be state funded. National parties are those that get at least 1% of the votes for the upper house. The total number of votes earned by a party for the two houses will determine how much annual allowance it will get. Parties may not seek other sources of funding.
   
   
   
   

April 24

Maoists 120 + 104 = 224
NC 37 + 76 = 113
UML 33 + 73 = 106
MJF 30 + 23 = 53
TMDP 9 + 11 = 20
SP 4 + 6 = 10

Total 526

The two clear winners: Maoists + MJF

In The News

Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist)	220
Nepali Congress	110
Communist UML	103
MJF	52
Terai Madhesh Democratic Party	20
Sadbhavana Party	9
Rastriya Prajatantra Party	8
Communist Party of Nepal (ML)	8
Janamorcha Nepal	7
Communist Party of Nepal (United)	5
Rastra Prajatantra Party Nepal	4
Rastriya Janamorcha	4
Nepal Majdoor Kishan Party	4
Rastriya Janashakti Party	3
Rastriya Janamukti Party	2
Communist Party of Nepal (Unified)	2
Nepal Sadbhavana Party (Anandi Devi)	2
Nepali Janata Dal	2
Snaghiya Loktantrik Rastriya Manch	2
Samajbadi Prajatantrik Janata Party Nepal	1
Dalit Janajati Party	1
Nepal Pariwar Dal	1
Nepal Rastriya Party	1
Nepal Loktantrik Samajbadi Dal	1
Chune Bhawar Rastriya Ekata Party Nepal	1
Independents	2

EC declares PR results; Maoists bag 100 seats, NC 73 and UML 70 NepalNews CPN-Maoist has got 100 seats, Nepali Congress 73 seats and the CPN-UML 70 seats. ..... with 22 seats Madhesi Janadhikar Forum (MJF) ..... Terai Madhesh Loktantrik Party (TMLP) and Sadbhawana Party (SP) bagged 11 and five seats respectively. ....... The new cabinet to be led by the Maoists will nominate 26 members from among the ethnic groups not represented in the assembly through the votes.
NC will lead next govt, says Dr. Mahat since none of the parties could muster two-third majority by themselves, the next government must be a coalition one and be led by NC.
UML advisors suggest party not to give up alliance; students urge it stay out of govt has demanded dissolution of the standing committee and central committee of the party and announcement of new date for the general convention. ..... has also demanded disbanding of all militant parallel organizations of the Maoists.
UML role crucial in coming days: MK Nepal Amrit Kumar Bohora said rather than who won or lost the important thing is that the Constituent Assembly election was successfully held. .... Manmohan Adhikari, the champion of leftist movement in Nepal, became the first elected communist prime minister of Nepal and South Asia when he led a 9-month long minority government formed by his party 1996.

Thursday 24th of April 2008 09:45:57 AM

1	Communist Party of Nepal (Maoists)	42	198	240	23	97	120
2	Nepali Congress	26	214	240	2	35	37
3	Communist Party of Nepal (U.M.L.)	27	212	239	1	32	33
4	Madhesi People's Rights Forum, Nepal	3	100	103	2	28	30
5	Tarai Madhes Loktantrik Party	4	90	94	1	8	9
6	Sadhvawana Party	4	83	87	0	4	4
7	Janamorcha Nepal	28	175	203	0	2	2
8	Nepal Workers and Peasants Party	27	71	98	0	2	2
9	Independent	42	774	816	0	2	2
10	Rastriya Janamorcha	15	107	122	0	1	1

1	Communist Party of Nepal (Maoists)	3144204
2	Nepali Congress	2269883
3	Communist Party of Nepal (U.M.L.)	2183370
4	Madhesi People's Rights Forum, Nepal	678327
5	Tarai Madhes Loktantrik Party	338930
6	Rastriya Prajatantra Party	263431
7	Communist Party of Nepal (M.L.)	243545
8	Sadhvawana Party	167517
9	Janamorcha Nepal	164381
10	Communist Party of Nepal (United)	154968
11	Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal	110519
12	Rastriya Janamorcha	106224
13	Rastriya Janshakti Party	102147
14	Nepal Workers and Peasants Party	74089
15	Federal Democratic National Forum	71958
16	Nepal Sadhvawana Party (Anandidevi)	55671
17	Rastriya Janamukti Party	53910
18	Nepali Janata Dal	48990
19	Communist Party of Nepal (Unified)	48600
20	Dalit Janajati Party	40348
21	Nepa: Rastriya Party	37757
22	Samajwadi Prajatantrik. Janata Party, Nepal	35752
23	Chure Bhawar Rastriya Ekata Party Nepal	28575

PR counting over, Maoists to bag around 100 seats NepalNews The Maoists lead the tally with 31,44,202 votes out of the total 1,07,39,088 votes cast. This is equal to 29.27 percent of vote share. ...... Nepali Congress (NC) and the Unified Marxist Leninist (UML) are in second and third positions, respectively, bagging 22,69,863 (21 percent) and 21,83,370 votes (20.33 percent). ...... The Madhesi Janadhikar Forum (MJF) and Terai Madhes Loktantrik Party (TMLP) are in fourth and fifth positions, respectively, pocketing 678,327 (6.31 percent) and 338,930 votes (3.15 percent). ...... the Maoists could be pocketing around 100 seats while NC and UML will bag in the region of 60 to 70 seats each. The MJF could have nearly two dozen seats.

क्षेत्रीय दलका कारण कांग्रेस पछि Kantipur कांग्रेसको मजबुत पकड मानिंदै आएको मध्य तर्राईमा सम्बिधानसभा निर्वाचनमा क्षेत्रीय दलले उछिनेका छन् । मधेसी समस्याप्रति उदासिन रहनुका साथै गत वर्षो माघे मधेसी आन्दोलन बुझ्न नसकेका कारण जनकपुर र नारायणी अञ्चलका मधेसी बहुल क्षेत्रमा कांग्रेसको विकल्पमा मधेसी दल देखिएका हुन् । ....... मध्य तर्राईका धनुषा, महोत्तरी, र्सलाही, रौतहट, बारा र पर्सर्ाा ३६ स्थानमध्येे नौ स्थान मात्र हात परेको छ । क्षेत्रीय दलमा फोरमले ७, तमलोपा ५ सदभावना ३ गरी १५ स्थान जितेका छन् । मध्य तर्राईमा माओवादी र एमालेको खातामा ५/५ सिट परेको छ । कांग्रेस हावी रह“दै आएको महोत्तरी र र्सलाहीमा कांग्रेसको खाता पनि खुलेन । ..... महोत्तरीको क्षेत्र २, ५, र ६ बाट निर्वाचित हरिनारायण यादव, कौशल राय र शरतसिंह भण्डारी कंग्रेसबाट निर्वाचनको मुखमा फोरम प्रवेश गरेका थिए । ......... सबै दल, जात, धर्मका मधेसी सडकमा उत्रिरहेको बेला जिम्मेवार नेता राजधानीमा दरबारिया षडयन्त्र प्रमाणित गर्न प्रयास गरिरहेका थिए । ..... रामचन्द्र पौडेललाई त्ँ मधेसका समस्या नबुझेको मात्र होइन बुझ्नसमेत नचाहने नेताको रूपमा लिन्छन्
कसरी पराजित भयो कांग्रेस माओवादीले देशव्यापी रूपमा अरू दल तथा तिनका उम्मेदवारमाथि सांघातिक आक्रमण गर्ने, आतङ्कद्वारा हतोत्साही पार्ने र युद्ध वा व्रि्रोहकै हिंसात्मक शैलीमा चुनाव प्रक्रियालाई आफ्नो अनुकूल बनाउने दुष्प्रयास गरेको जगजाहेर छ । ........ माओवादीको युवा लडाकु जमात "वाइसीएल"को देशव्यापी आतङ्क, ज्यादती र माओवादीको "जसरी पनि चुनाव जित्नर्ैपर्छ" भन्ने विषयमा केन्द्रित एघार सूत्रीय निर्देशन र प्रशिक्षणलाई सरकारले खुलेआम छुट दियो । अरू उम्मेदवारलाई गाउ“ प्रवेशमा रोक लगाउने, बाटो बन्द गर्ने, अन्य दलका कायकर्तालाई निर्वाचनको दर्ुइ दिनअघि अपहरण गर्ने, व्यापक रूपबाट भौतिक कारबाही गर्न धम्क्याउने एवं हिंसाका सबै क्रियाकलाप मच्चाइयो । मतदातालाई हतियार पर््रदर्शन र व्रि्रोहको भाषाले आतङ्कति पार्दै एकतर्फी रूपमा मत दिन दबाब दिने एवं मतदानकेन्द्रलाई अघोषित र संगठित रूपले कब्जा गरेका देशभरि, विशेषगरी पहाडी भेगमा अझ उग्र किसिमले भएका छन् । ..... २०५६ को चुनावयता झन्डै एक दशकको अन्तरालमा ४० लाख नया“ मतदाता थपिए । तर नवयुवा मतदाताको भावना र आकांक्षालाई समेट्ने, संगठित बनाउने रणनीति हामीस“ग भएन । ....... गगन थापा, गुरु घिमिरे, विश्वप्रकाश शर्मा, गोविन्द भट्टर्राई, केशवसिंह, धनराज गुरुङ, उमेशजङ्ग रायमाझी, कल्याण गुरुङ, प्रदीप पौडेल, प्रभृत्ति नवयुवा एवं तरुण दल र नेविसंघका नेतृत्व तहमा पुगिसकेका अनगिन्ती साथीहरूमध्ये कम्तीमा १० प्रतिशतलाई टिकट दिनर्ुपर्छ .......... तर हामी ०५६ सालकै पर्ूण्ा बहुमतको भ्रममा जकडिरह्यौं । नया“ र युवा मतदातासम्म पुग्ने र उनीहरूस“ग हेलमेल बढाउने पार्टर्ीीीति र व्यवहार भएन । ......... जर्ीण्ा नेतृत्व, रुग्ण व्यवस्थापन र अलोकतान्त्रिक तथा अपारदर्शी कार्यशैलीले नया“ पुस्ताका आकांक्षा र आवश्यकतालाई समेटेर चल्न सक्छ भन्ने जनस्तरमा विश्वास जगाउन सकिएन ...... हाम्रो नेतृत्व यसै पनि "अर्ध च्याङकाइसेक" भइसकेको छ । माओवादीको सरकारमा जाने हो भने "पर्ूण्ा च्याङकाइसेक" भएर कुनै टापुमा शरणका लागि पलायनको बाटो लिनुमात्र विकल्प रहला । ....... यथाशीघ्र पार्टर्ीीे विशेष महाधिवेशन बोलाउनर्ुपर्छ ...... हुकुमी र हैकमी ढङ्गले होइन, संस्थागत, विधिसंगत, पारदर्शी र लोकतान्त्रिक ढङ्गबाट पार्टर्ीीे सञ्चालन ...... मधेसी जनअधिकार फोरम, तर्राई मधेस लोकतान्त्रिक पार्टर्ीीसद्भावना पार्टर्ीीआदिवासी/जनजाति, दलित आदि पक्ष, वर्ग र समुदायस“ग भए-गरेका सम्झौताको पर्ूण्ा कार्यान्वयन अनिवार्य छ ...... आपराधिक क्रियाकलाप र अनेकौं विवादमा मुछिएको माओवादीको वाइसीएल विघटन हुनर्ुपर्छ ।

NC Split Over Joining Maoist-led Govt Himalayan Times
Madhesi Mukti Tigers Leader Arrested in Mahottari
Maoists open to power-sharing, says Prachanda “Our only concern is to avoid parallel power centres in the name of power balance,” he said, indicating the party’s wish to have total control over the state affairs.