{{Short description|Political party in Nepal}} {{Update|date=March 2026}} {{Infobox political party | name = Country Development Party | native_name = देश विकास पार्टी | logo = | colorcode = {{party color|Hamro Nepali Party}} | chairman = Ananta Raj Ghimire | general_secretary = | foundation = {{start date and age|df=yes|p=y|2022|07|13}} | ideology = | headquarters = | international = | website = {{URL|https://hamronepaliparty.com/}} | country = Nepal | abbreviation = | colours = {{colorbox|{{party color|Hamro Nepali Party}}}}{{colorbox|#DD0C39}} | merger = | predecessor = Hamro Nepali | merged = Rastriya Swatantra Party | student_wing = | youth_wing = | womens_wing = | membership = | position = | slogan = | symbol = 100x100px | flag = | seats1_title = Seats in Pratinidhi Sabha | seats1 = {{Composition bar|0|275|{{party color|Hamro Nepali Party}}}} | seats2_title = Seats in Rastriya Sabha | seats2 = {{Composition bar|0|59|{{party color|Hamro Nepali Party}}}} | seats3_title = Seats in Bagmati Provincial Assembly | seats3 = {{Composition bar|2|110|{{party color|Hamro Nepali Party}}}} }} The '''Desh Bikash Party''' ({{Langx|ne|देश विकास पार्टी|lit=Country Development Party}}) was a political party in Nepal. The party was registered in the Election Commission on 13 July 2022, with the ''Cane'' (''Lauro''; lit. Walking Stick) as its election symbol. The party's chairman was Ananta Raj Ghimire.<ref>{{Cite web |title=हाम्रो नेपाली पार्टी निर्वाचन आयोगमा दर्ता, चुनाव चिन्ह 'लौरो' |url=https://dineshkhabar.com/article/85626 |access-date=2022-11-26 |website=dineshkhabar.com |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Advocates of independent politics fall into party line |url=https://kathmandupost.com/politics/2022/10/14/advocates-of-independent-politics-fall-into-party-line |access-date=2022-11-26 |website=kathmandupost.com |language=English}}</ref> The party later got merged into Rastriya Swatantra Party.
== History == The party was founded by 'lauro campaign' activists who were supporters of independent candidates Balendra Shah of Kathmandu and Harka Sampang of Dharan, both of whom were elected mayors of their respective cities and had contested the elections using the 'lauro' election symbol at the 2022 local elections.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Complaints against Hamro Nepali Party candidates for trying to cash in on Balen Shah's 'image' |url=https://kathmandupost.com/national/2022/11/17/complaints-against-hamro-nepali-party-candidates-for-trying-to-cash-in-on-balen-shah-s-image |access-date=2022-11-26 |website=kathmandupost.com |language=English}}</ref> The party registered itself to contest the 2022 general and provincial elections.<ref name=":0" />
The party's candidate Shailendra Man Bajracharya was elected to the Bagmati Provincial Assembly from Kathmandu 8 (A) and the party also won a seat through the party list voting.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bajracharya elected in Kathmandu-8 'A' |url=https://risingnepaldaily.com/news/18951 |access-date=2022-11-26 |website=GorakhaPatra}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2022-12-18 |title=EC submits final results of Bagmati PA polls to governor |url=https://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/ec-submits-final-results-of-bagmati-pa-polls-to-governor |access-date=2023-01-11 |website=The Himalayan Times |language=en}}</ref> The party's candidates for House of Representative seats in Kathmandu 8 and Lalitpur 2 finished second in their constituencies.<ref>{{Cite web |title=काठमाडौंका तीन क्षेत्रमा रास्वपाको जित |url=https://www.onlinekhabar.com/2022/11/1222671 |access-date=2022-11-26 |website=Online Khabar |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=UML's Prem Bahadur Maharjan elected from Lalitpur-2 |url=https://kathmandupost.com/province-no-3/2022/11/22/uml-s-prem-bahadur-maharjan-elected-from-lalitpur-2 |access-date=2022-11-26 |website=kathmandupost.com |language=English}}</ref>
== Electoral performance ==
=== General election === {| class="wikitable" ! rowspan="2" |Election ! rowspan="2" |Leader ! colspan="2" |Party list votes ! rowspan="2" |Seats ! rowspan="2" |Position ! rowspan="2" |Resulting government |- !No. !% |- |2022 |Ananta Raj Ghimire |55,743 |0.53 |{{Composition bar|0|275|{{party color|Hamro Nepali Party}}}} |13th |{{no2|Extra-parliamentary}} |}
=== Provincial election === {| class="wikitable" ! rowspan="2" |Province ! rowspan="2" |Election ! colspan="2" |Party list votes ! rowspan="2" |Seats ! rowspan="2" |Position ! rowspan="2" |Resulting government |- !No. !% |- |Bagmati |2022 |47,893 |2.47 |{{Composition bar|2|110|{{party color|Hamro Nepali Party}}}} |7th | |}
== See also ==
* Rastriya Swatantra Party == References == {{Reflist}}{{Political parties in Nepal}}
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