EC gears up to regulate parties' funds, by Gani Ansari (rep 11/04/2012)

Gachchhadar calls PP meet under pressure, by Gani Ansari (rep 18/03/2012)

All for a company, S Sadbhawana gives its last shot (kp 07/03/2012)

EC scraps registration of 11 political parties for not submitting financial details (nn 02/03/2012), EC scraps registration of 10 lesser-known parties (kp 03/03/2012)

Party money: The new bill on party finances is promising, but insufficient (kp 27/02/2012)

EC proposes grants for political parties (kp 26/02/2012)

Apex court sends corrupt sitting minister to jail: JP Gupta pleads guilty, but says verdict ‘intended to sabotage’ struggle for Madhesi rights, by Pranab Kharel (kp 22/02/2012), Minister Gupta convicted for graft: First incumbent Cabinet member to be jailed; Gets 18-month term, by Ananta Raj Luitel (ht 22/02/2012), Madhesi leader who switched many parties (ht 22/02/2012), JP Gupta jailed for graft, fined Rs 8.4m, by Kiran Chapagain (rep 22/02/2012), MPRF-R laments SC verdict on Gupta, by Gani Ansari (rep 22/02/2012), Corruption convict Gupta suspended from party (nn 22/02/2012), MPRF-R meet Thursday to discuss future strategy (rep 23/02/2012), Gupta’s absence ‘will not’ affect Morcha, by Pranab Kharel (kp 23/02/2012), MJF-R to decide on its future course (ht 23/02/2012), SC's decision to send Gupta to jail was intended to repress Madhes movement: UDMF (nn 26/02/2012) [???]

Undisclosed sources funding parties: EC, by Gani Ansari (rep 13/02/2012), EC asked to act tough on defaulting parties, by Bhadra Sharma (kp 16/02/2012), Transparency nowhere (ht 17/02/2012), EC to parties: File facts or lose listing: Eighteen political parties have been given a week’s time, by Bhadra Sharma (kp 18/02/2012) [The data provided by the NC looks extremely irrational!]

Political Party Finance: A Source Of Corruption: Party politics in Nepal have for long been bounded by intense competition power, by Tanka Raj Niraula (sp 27/01/2012), Political party financing: Whither transparency?, by Pranav Bhattarai (rep 09/02/2012)

Sadbhawana Party suffers yet another split (nn 26/01/2012), Mahato's Sadbhawana Party splits again (rep 27/01/2012), Sadbhawana party
plits once again (kp 27/01/2012), Sadbhavana Party splits, again (ht 27/01/2012)

EC to probe parties' finances, by Gani Ansari (rep 26/01/2012), Clarify failure to submit financial details: EC to parties (rep 29/01/2012), Party finances: 42 political parties to face EC action; Most fail to submit financial details; action ranges from fine to cancellation of their registration, by Bhadra Sharma (kp 29/01/2012)

78 parties yet to submit audit report to Election Commission (rep 11/01/2012), Parties to submit audited financial reports on time, by Gani Ansari (rep 12/01/2012), Maoist party is the richest, cash details submitted to EC show, by Bhadra Sharma and Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 14/01/2012), Thirty one parties fail to furnish financial details to EC, by Gani Ansari (rep 19/01/2012)

Dalit Janajati Party suspends Paswan (nn 25/09/2011), Paswan’s CA membership stands on shaky ground: Letter from party informs of his expulsion (ht 26/09/2011)

Controversy Over CPN Founding Day, by Yuba Nath Lamsal (rn 23/09/2011)

Matrika's party on verge of split (rep 21/09/2011), Matrika-led Maoist party splits (rep 23/09/2011)

CA secretariat faces space crunch to adjust splinter parties, by Thira L. Bhusal (rep 11/09/2011)

Dugad quits NSP (A), forms new party (rep 01/09/2011)

Fringe party leaders after each other, Rift comes to the fore (ht 01/09/2011)

Fringe parties form alliance (rep 13/08/2011)

New party promises to fight for Tharuhat province (ht 13/08/2011)

Rulers & outsiders, by C.K. Lal (rep 13/06/2011)

Seize the moment: New political outfits like Rajkumar Lekhi’s NNP could potentially fill the void left by major parties, by Anil Bhattarai (kp 31/05/2011)

Lekhi launching new party Sunday, by Gani Ansari (rep 29/05/2011)

Bijukchhe complains most parties have become donor-funded NGOs (nn 10/05/2011)

Katawal to launch new party (kp 14/04/2011)

CPN-ML (Socialist) expels its chairman (nn 12/03/2011)

Split of Terai-based Political Parties, by Hari Bansh Jha (tg 09/02/2011)

Sadbhawana sacks gen secy Jha (nn 07/02/2011), Jha decries suspension (kp 09/02/2011)

Janamorcha splits again (kp 28/01/2011), Only party in CA against federalism splits again (nn 28/01/2011)

TMLP suffers vertical split (nn 31/12/2010), TMLP splits: Dissenters claim Chair Thakur overrode party, by Ishwar Rauniyar (kp 01/01/2011), Minister Yadav tells TMDP got to split: Snatches nine lawmakers to form TMDP-Nepal (ht 01/01/2011)

MJF Loktantrik undergoes vertical split (nn 21/12/2010), Minister forms new outfit: Claims to fight for the cause of Tarai people (kp 22/12/2010)

Pro-monarchist party announced (nn 22/11/2010)

The regional parties: The vital role they play, by Ram Dayal Rakesh (ht 04/10/2010)

New party for grand ethnic coalition (ht 23/08/2010)

Mainali says he has not been expelled from Chure Bhawar party (nn 17/08/2010), Mainali registers Chure Bhawar Rastriya Party after getting a sack (nn 20/08/2010)

Leaders expelled (ht 13/08/2010), CPN (ML) expels seven leaders including 4 CA members (nn 13/08/2010), Splinter faction censures Mainali (kp 15/08/2010), CPN (ML) split evidence of dirty Maoist politics, interview with C.P. Mainali (kp 16/08/2010)

Janamorcha ‘splits’ (kp 17/07/2010), Janamorcha sees yet another split (nn 17/07/2010)

Sarita Giri expelled from NSP-A (ht 12/07/2010)

EC verdict goes in favour of Gupta-led NSP (ht 11/05/2010)

Marriage and divorce go hand-in-hand (kp 23/04/2010)

SC revokes ECs decision on NSP (ht 10/03/2010)

Modernising The Parties, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn 28/02/2010)

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