RSP, RPP, and AJP Step Up Internal Polls and Agitation Plans
Nepal's non-establishment parties are stepping up internal activities this weekend, with the RSP preparing election machinery, the AJP drafting protest plans, and the RPP completing conventions in 74 districts.
Political parties across Nepal are intensifying their organisational operations this weekend, holding high-level committee meetings, finalising candidate selection frameworks, and drafting protest campaigns ahead of upcoming polls and general conventions.
The Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) convened its central committee on Saturday afternoon at its central headquarters, Ghantighar, in Chamati, Banasthali. The meeting was called under the chairmanship of party chief Rabi Lamichhane. Onlinekhabar had earlier reported that party General Secretary Bipin Kumar Acharya formally summoned members earlier in the week without publicising an agenda.
According to Nagarik News, party spokesperson Jagdish Kharel later confirmed that the docket centres on establishing the party's machinery for local elections. Agenda items include appointing members to the Central Candidate Selection Committee, naming heads and deputy heads across central departments, and reviewing an organisational audit report from Madhesh Province. The party is also preparing to roll out a nationwide outreach initiative titled "Hami Aaudai Chhaun" (We Are Coming), which will be spearheaded by central committee members and federal lawmakers.
Simultaneously, the Prabhu Sah-led Aam Janata Party (AJP) called a central committee session for Sunday at the Nepal Academy in Kamaladi, Kathmandu. Speaking to Onlinekhabar, AJP spokesperson Subhash Sah said the leadership intends to formulate a roadmap for nationwide street demonstrations.
The AJP gathering will review the current administration's track record and discuss a political paper to be tabled by Chairman Sah. The party plans to organise agitations against soaring market prices, black-market trading, aggressive tax enforcement, chronic shortages of chemical fertilizers, and sluggish state relief for victims of monsoonal flooding.
Meanwhile, the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) has completed district conventions in 74 districts across the country as part of the build-up to its national general convention, scheduled for mid-December (Mangsir 26–28). Setopati reported that only three districts—Rasuwa, Nuwakot, and Dhading—have yet to conclude their local gatherings.
RPP spokesperson Mohan Shrestha stated that the three remaining districts received scheduling exemptions because they suffered severe devastation during the August 26 (Bhadra 10) Bhotekoshi flood disaster. Shrestha noted that the party plans to wrap up the remaining conventions shortly to clear the path for the national conclave.