The Ujyaalo Nepal Party (UNP; ) is a political party in Nepal. Established in November 2025 following the Nepalese Gen Z protests, the party is chaired by former Nepal Electricity Authority managing director and former minister of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Kul Man Ghising. The party advocates governance reform, economic development and anti-corruption measures.
History
Formation The party was formed in the aftermath of 2025 Nepalese Gen Z protests. Led initially by former energy secretary Anup Kumar Upadhyay was joined upon by numerous doctors, professors and engineers throughout the nation. Ghising later resigned on 7 January 2026, as minister to join the party. The party announced merger with Rastriya Swatantra Party which failed within 12 days. The latter removed candidates of UNP from proportional list after which it added its proportional candidates to Rastriya Pariwartan Party proportional list. The party nominated Kul Man Ghising as its chairman. After circumstances, party stood its candidates in 120 constituencies for FPTP election with Kul Man Ghising himself as candidate from Kathmandu 3 (constituency).
Election results The party contested and fielded 120 candidates for the First Past the Post seats in the 2026 general election. The party uses bulb as its election symbol for FPtP.
For the 2026 general election, the party initially merged its proportional representation (PR) list with the Rastriya Swatantra Party, but the alliance dissolved following a dispute over candidate placement.
The Ujyaalo Nepal Party subsequently partnered with the Rastriya Pariwartan Party on January 12, 2026, contesting the PR category under the latter's name and flute election symbol.
ElectionLeaderConstituency votesParty list votesSeats ± Sitting sideNo.% ±No.% ±2026Kul Man Ghising115,9751.10172,489^1.59
^ The Ujyaalo Nepal Party partnered with the Rastriya Pariwartan Party on January 12, 2026, contesting the PR category under the latter's name and flute election symbol.
Leadership Party President No.Party PresidentPortrait Term of office 1Anup Kumar Upadhyay 21 November 202510 January 20262Kul Man Ghising10 January 2026Incumbent
References
See also List of political parties in Nepal Shram Sanskriti Party