Madhesi Parties Face Electoral Defeat, Future Uncertain

Kathmandu. In the House of Representatives elections held last February, Madhesi parties suffered a severe defeat. Although about half a dozen political parties consider Terai-Madhes as their main base area, none of those parties could win even a single seat nationwide.

Janata Samajwadi Party, Janamat Party, Rastriya Mukti Party, Nagarik Unmukti Party Nepal, Aam Janata Party, Nepal Sadbhawana Party, and other parties have been politically active considering the Terai-Madhes geography as their base area. However, these parties could not even save their existence in the Madhes Province. In the House of Representatives, out of the 32 seats under the direct election system in Madhes Province, the Rastriya Swatantra Party won 30 seats, while one seat was won by the Nepali Congress and another by the Communist Party of Nepal.