People's Socialist Party, Nepal (2020)
People's Socialist Party, Nepal जनता समाजवादी पार्टी, नेपाल | |
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| Abbreviation | PSP-N |
| Chairperson | Upendra Yadav |
| Spokesperson | Ramkumar sharma |
| Founded | 22 April 2020 |
| Merger of | RJPN SPN |
| Headquarters | Balkumari, Lalitpur |
| Student wing | Socialist Student Union, Nepal |
| Youth wing | Socialist Youth Union, Nepal |
| Women's wing | Socialist Women Union, Nepal |
| Ideology | Democratic socialism Madheshi interests Secularism |
| Political position | Centre-left to left-wing |
| Alliance | Nepali Congress+ |
| ECN Status | National Party |
| Seats in Pratinidhi Sabha | 5 / 275 |
| Seats in Rastriya Sabha | 3 / 59 |
| Seats in Provincial Assemblies | 17 / 550 |
| Chief Ministers | 0 / 7 |
| Mayors/Chairs | 25 / 753 |
| Councillors | 1,048 / 35,011 |
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The People's Socialist Party, Nepal (abbr. PSP-N; Nepali: जनता समाजवादी पार्टी, नेपाल), also known as Janata Samajbadi Party Nepal is the eighth largest political party in Nepal. Since the 2022 local election, the party has been limited to stand only as the third largest party of Madhesh Province after the Nepali Congress and CPN (UML) respectively.
Recently the party faced a major split when 7 of 12 MPs in the House of Representative (lower house) formed a new party, People's Socialist Party under the leadership of party's federal council chairman Ashok Rai. With 5 out of 275 seats in the lower house and 3 out of 59 seats in the upper house National Assembly, the party is the eighth largest political party in the Federal Parliament.