The Communist Party of Nepal () is a political party in Nepal founded in April 2013. The party was formed through the merger of Communist Party of Nepal (Unified), Communist Party of Nepal Marxist−Leninist (Samajbadi), Communist Party of Nepal (United Marxist), Marxist Communist Party of Nepal, Bidrohi ML and the Independent Thought Group. Rishi Kattel is the chairman of the party. Jagat Bahadur Bogati and Lok Narayan Subedi serve as co-chairs of the party, whilst Haridev Gyawali, Ram Bahadur Bhandari and Tanka Rai serve as vice-chairs.

History The party was a constituent of a 33-party alliance formed to boycott the election along with Communist Party of Nepal (Revolutionary Maoist) and other parties but In May 2013 the party was registered with the Election Commission of Nepal ahead of the 2013 Constituent Assembly election.Nepal Law Society. Brief about the Election Update (4) It presented 60 candidates in FPTP constituencies.Election Commission of Nepal. पहिलो हुने निर्वाचित हुने प्रणाली अन्तर्गतको दलगत उम्मेदवारको सुची Election Commission of Nepal. राजनैतिक दल / स्वतन्त्र अनुसार उम्मेदवारको संख्या For the Proportional Representation vote the party submitted a list of 100 candidates, headed by Sita Subedi.Election Commission of Nepal. संबिधान सभाको समानुपातिक निर्वाचन प्रणालीको दलगत उम्मेदवारहरुको नामावली The election symbol of the party is a hammer and sickle.Election Commission of Nepal. संबिधानसभाको निर्वाचनको लागि मान्यता पाएका दलहरुको नाम तथा चिन्हहरु The party failed to get any seats in the elections.

When the Netra Bikram Chand-led Communist Party of Nepal Maoist changed its name to the "Communist Party of Nepal", Rishi Kattel warned him not to misuse his party's name for illegal activities.

In 2018, when the Nepal Communist Party was formed, it had to change its name from the "Communist Party of Nepal", as Kattel's party was already registered with the Election Commission. Kattel challenged the decision of the Election Commission to register the new party as the NCP, as he believed the name was still too close to that of his party.

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See also List of communist parties in Nepal

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