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OppositionRastriya Prajatantra Party
राष्ट्रिय प्रजातन्त्र पार्टी
The party that wants the king and the Hindu state back — and rides a real current of nostalgia.
Leadership
Rajendra Lingden
Party chair
Seats · House of 275
5
5 seats — a small but persistent conservative bloc (2026 ECN result).
The party, in full
RPP grew from the Panchayat-era establishment and campaigns to restore a Hindu state and a ceremonial monarchy. It is small in seats but taps a genuine strand of disillusionment with the republic, and pro-monarchy street mobilisation has recurred. It is a conservative counterweight in the party system rather than a contender for power.
The short version
RPP wants Nepal to be a Hindu kingdom again, with the king back as a ceremonial head. It doesn’t win many seats, but a real number of Nepalis, tired of the republic’s failures, are drawn to that nostalgia — so the idea keeps returning to the streets.
Evolution
Panchayat successor
Formed by former Panchayat-era leaders after the 1990 restoration.
Monarchy revival current
Hindu-state and pro-king mobilisation resurges amid republican disillusionment.
Its stated programme
- 1
Restore a Hindu state and a ceremonial constitutional monarchy.
- 2
Channel republican disillusionment into an electoral and street constituency.
Strengths
- ·Clear, differentiated identity
- ·Committed core base
- ·Street-mobilisation capacity
Risks
- ·Ceiling on national appeal
- ·Dependence on nostalgia over programme
- ·Leadership scale
The record — fairly
Never a governing force, but a persistent conservative pole. Its significance is as a barometer of how much disappointment with the republic exists — a signal Nepal Next tracks rather than dismisses.
Key figures
Sources · cited
Election Commission of Nepal — Registered parties
Open checked 2026-06-01