Veteran Communist Leaders: A Look at Mohan Bikram Singh, Mohan Baidya 'Kiran', and Mohan Chandra Adhikari's Stance on Elections

Kathmandu. Mohan Bikram Singh, General Secretary of the CPN (Masal), who contested the first general election in 2015 BS, was defeated. He has not participated in any parliamentary elections since then, having run in his home district of Pyuthan as a candidate for the then Communist Party of Nepal.

Singh, who joined the leftist movement during his adolescence, contested the parliamentary election at the age of 24 as per the party's decision. At that time, the CPN won only four out of 109 seats. The Nepali Congress won 74 seats, securing a two-thirds majority. The Nepal Praja Parishad became the second largest party by winning 19 seats. The United Democratic Party of Nepal came in third with five seats, while the CPN was the fourth largest party.