List of regional and ethnicity based parties in Nepal

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A number of political parties in Nepal strive to provide ethnic group(s) with better living conditions within the country, counter discrimination, or some sort of autonomy for various regions or ethnic groups. The following is a list of those parties with this explicitly stated goal.

Madhesi Autonomy & Statehood

Nawa Janabadi Morcha - autonomy for Madhes and a federal set-up.
Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal - has a muslim faction
Madhesi Youth Forum
Madhesi Janadhikar Forum Madhesh - Madhesh regional interests
Chure Bhawar Rastriya Ekta Party Nepal - opposes single Madhesh
United Democratic Madhesi Front
Sadbhavana Party
Tarai-Madhesh Loktantrik Party
Tharuhat Tarai Party Nepal - for a Tharuhat ethnic state and Tharu people interests, considered Dalits.

Mongoloid Ethnicities and Autonomous States

Mongol National Organisation - rather than a specific ethnicity, works for the interests of the collective Mongoloid racial groups in Nepal against discrimination and for self-determination; is against conversion to Hinduism of non-Hindus.
Tamsaling Nepal Rastriya Dal - supports ethnic autonomy, esp for Tamang people.
Federal Limbuwan State Council - supports a Limbu ethnic state.
Khambuwan Rashtriya Morchan Nepal - supports a Khambuwan ethnic state in Kirant.

Hinduism Basis

Hindu Prajatantrik Party - Hindu statehood
Nepal Janata Party - Hindu republic
Shanti Party Nepal - Hindu statehood
Communist Party of Nepal—Maoist - supports ban on Hindi films, India import boycott, and anti-Hindi agitation

Royalists

Nepal Janasangh Party - Royalist party

Various Interests

Nepal Dalit Shramik Morcha - supports the lower caste people (dalit)
Nepal Co-operative Party - supports rural cooperatives
Nepal Janabhavana Party - supports equal opportunities
Prajatantrik Janamukti Party - supports ethnic based proportional representation
Sa-Shakti Nepal - supports 50% representation for women
Nepa Rastriya Party - Newar people's cultural preservation party and Newa statehood
Communist Party of Nepal (United) - supports members of the LGBT community.

References

Political parties in Nepal

Represented in the Constituent Assembly 2014 (601)	Nepali Congress (196) Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) (175) Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) (80) Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal (24) Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum Democratic (14) Rastriya Prajatantra Party (13) Tarai-Madhesh Loktantrik Party (11) Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal (10) Sadbhavana Party (6) Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist-Leninist) (5) Federal Socialist Party (5) Rastriya Janamorcha (3) Tarai-Madhesh Loktantrik Party Nepal Communist Party of Nepal Marxist−Leninist (Samajbadi) Communist Party of Nepal (United) (3) Nepal Workers Peasants Party (4) Rastriya Janashakti Party Communist Party of Nepal (Unified) Nepal Sadbhavana Party (Anandidevi) Nepali Janata Dal (1) Rastriya Janamukti Party (2) Sanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya Manch (1) Chure Bhawar Rastriya Ekta Party (1) Dalit Janajati Party (1) Bahujan Shakti Party (1) Nepa Rastriya Party (1) Nepal Loktantrik Samajbadi Dal (1) Nepal Pariwar Dal (1) Samajtantrik Prajatantrik Janata Party (1)

Other active parties/agitators	Communist Party of Nepal—Maoist Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist)(2014) Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist) (2006) Communist Party of Nepal (Masal) (2006) Hindu Prajatantrik Party Mongol National Organisation Tamsaling Nepal Rastriya Dal Jana Jagaran Party Nepal

Dissolved parties	Communist Party of Nepal (Unity Centre–Masal) Communist Party of Nepal (United Marxist) Communist Party of Nepal Marxist−Leninist (Samajbadi) Communist Party of Nepal (2006)

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