Nepal Sadbhavana Party-Anandidevi (NSP-A)

Nepal Sadbhavana Party was founded in 1985 as the Nepal Sadbhavana Council, by Gagendra Narayan Singh. It aimed at promoting the interests of the Madhesi community of Terai region, favored the introduction of Hindi as the second national language, and supported the framework of a democratic socialist society.

In 1990, the party split three times. First, one of its leaders Ram Janam Tiwari broke away. Second, Hridayesh Tripathy formed a splinter party called Nepal Samajwadi Janata Dal that came back into the mother party's fold later. The third split occurred when Badri Mandal became openly monarchist.

NSP took part in several coalition governments. In July 2001, the party founder Gagendra Narayan Singh appointed Rajendra Mahato as general secretary. Badri Prasad Mandal and Hridesh Tripathy, both members of parliament, were nominated as vice-presidents. On January 23, 2002, Gajendra Narayan Singh died. After his death, Badri Prasad Mandal was appointed as acting party chairman.

During the 4th general convention of the party held in Rajbiraj in March 2003, the party split into two. A group led by the widow of Singh, Anadi Devi Singh, and Hridesh Tripathy broke away and formed NSP-A.

The remaining group elected Badri Prasad Mandal as the new chairman of the party. In 2007 Badri Mandal was expelled from the party as he joined the government of King Gyanendra and Laxman Lal Karna became the new party chairman. In June 2007, NSP merged into NSP (A). Anadi Devi Singh retained the chairmanship of the unified party, whereas the Laxman Lal Karna (NSP Chairman) became vice chairman of NSP (A). However just after three months, the party split again as Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supply Rajendra Mahato and Laxman Lal Karna formed their own NSP(A) later renamed Sadbhavana Party (SP).

In February 2008, the party suffered another split, as the grouping around Singh moved to expel the general secretary of the party and Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supply Shyam Sundar Gupta from the party. Since Gupta was not sacked from the government cabinet, Singh vowed to pull NSP(A) out of the Seven Party Alliance. Effectively, there were two separate NSP(A)s in existence. The group that retained the registration at the Election Commission of Nepal is the group led by Gupta, and the group led by Singh is currently not registered.

Goal

It aims to promote the interests and address citizenship issues of the Madhesi community of the Terai region.

Platform

The party works for madhesi rights and fights for the interest of madhesi community.
The party believes that unless marginalized groups enjoy their rights a peaceful and sustainable democracy is impossible.

Summary of the Manifesto

The manifesto of NSP-A proposes that the prime minister be executive head and the president be constitutional head of the country.

It says that there should be three-tiers of political structure namely central, provincial and local. The provinces should be divided into three provinces, namely mountain hill and Madhes provinces, and each province should have chief ministers and bicameral legislative bodies.

The party's manifesto proposes the concept of constitutional supremacy, federal democratic republic and one-Madhes, one-province system.

The manifesto says that the party is committed to establish federal republic and autonomous madhes with right to self-deternimantion and multi-party democracy.

Similarly the manifesto says, the party is fully committed to guaranteeing press freedom, human rights, and civil liberty.

It says that there should be mixed economic system in the country.