Nepal Communist Party attributes election defeat to internal and external factors

Kathmandu. The Nepal Communist Party has concluded that both internal and external factors were the primary reasons for the unexpected results in the House of Representatives election held on Falgun 21. During the Central Coordination Committee meeting held at the central office in Parisdanda on Thursday, these factors were identified as the main basis for the unforeseen outcome.

The party, formed by the merger of 25 components including the former CPN (Maoist Centre) and CPN (Unified Socialist), had internally analyzed that it would become a decisive force in the election. However, after winning a total of 17 seats under both direct and proportional representation systems, the party reviewed its defeat during the meeting.

Internal reasons cited include the lack of socio-economic transformation post-revolution, failure in organizational adjustment, lack of ideological work, failure to attract youth to the party, lack of unity among leftist forces, inability to convey the importance of change, lack of publicity for achievements, discrepancies between theory and practice, opportunistic tendencies and individualistic working styles, shortage of technical manpower and resources, and failure to present itself as a viable alternative.

External factors identified include anti-establishment campaigns against old parties, attacks on leftist forces, geopolitical and external power center maneuvering, the 'digital tsunami,' propaganda and attacks by populist forces, and the role of Nepalis living abroad.

Following the election results, the Election Mobilization Committee held an initial review during its meeting on Falgun 28. Committees from all 165 electoral constituencies were directed to submit concrete reports regarding the electoral defeat.