Week after four Madheshi parties announced unity, they are yet to name the new party

JSP-N and LSP-N, among others, agreed to unify but are yet to fix the party’s name, its leadership and election symbol, among other things, raising questions on the merger’s sustainability.

On December 28, Leaders from the Janata Samajbadi Party, Nepal (JSP-N), led by Upendra Yadav, and the Loktantrik Samajbadi Party, Nepal (LSP-N), of Mahantha Thakur, announced they had reunified their parties—the two major political forces in the Madhesh.