Terai Madhesh Loktantrik Party (2021)

{{Distinguish|text= the defunct party under same name, Terai Madhesh Loktantrik Party (2007) under leadership of Mahantha Thakur}}{{Npov|date=December 2022}}{{Infobox political party

| name = Terai–Madhesh Loktantrik Party

| native_name = तराई-मधेश लोकतान्त्रिक पार्टी

| logo = Tmalopa flag.png{{!}}border

| logo_size = 150px

| colorcode = lightgreen

| colours = {{colour box|{{party color|Terai Madhesh Loktantrik Party}}}}

| president = Brikhesh Chandra Lal

| leader1_title = Senior leader

| leader1_name = Bijay Kumar Singh

| leader2_title = Vice-president

| leader2_name =

| leader3_title = General Secretary

| leader3_name =

| leader4_title = Secretary

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| leader5_title = Spokesperson

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| foundation = {{start date and age|2021|12|13|df=y}}

| ideology = {{nowrap|Social democracy{{cn|reason=Your explanation here|date=June 2022}}
Madheshi rights}}

| headquarters = Janakpur, Dhanusha, Nepal

| international =

| website =

| membership =

| country = Nepal

| abbreviation = TMLP or TAMALOPA

| native_name_lang = ne

| split = Loktantrik Samajwadi Party, Nepal

| predecessor = Terai Madhesh Loktantrik Party (2007)

| founder = Brikhesh Chandra Lal
Bijay Kumar Singh

| student_wing =

| youth_wing =

| womens_wing =

| position = {{nowrap|Centre-left{{cn|reason=Your explanation here|date=June 2022}}}}

| symbol = 100px

| seats1_title = House of Representatives

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| seats2_title = National Assembly

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| seats3_title = Madhesh Provincial Assembly

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| seats4_title = Local governments

| seats4 = {{composition bar|1|753|hex={{party color|Terai Madhesh Loktantrik Party}}}}Mayor/Chairperson

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The Terai–Madhesh Loktantrik Party ({{langx|ne|तराई-मधेस लोकतान्त्रिक पार्टी (तमलोपा)}}) is a political party in Nepal.{{Cite web|title=मधेस केन्द्रित दलमा रुझान बढदो, तमलोपा र राजपा नेपालसमेत पार्टी पुनः दर्ता|url=https://ekagaj.com/article/party/37828/?v=1|access-date=2022-02-01|website=ekagaj}} Although the party's primary base is still in Terai Madhesh of Madhesh Province only, it has tried to expand its throughout Terai and Tharuhath regions of Nepal.

The party was officially registered at Election Commission on 13 December 2021.{{Cite web|last=रातोपाटी|title=तमलोपा दर्ता, केन्द्रीय कार्यालय जनकपुरधाम|url=https://ratopati.com/story/211268/2021/12/14/tamalopa|access-date=2022-02-01|website=RatoPati|language=Nepali}} Brikhesh Chandra Lal is the chairman of the party and former member of constituent assembly, Bijay Kumar Singh is the senior leader of the party.{{Cite web|title=तराई मधेश लोकतान्त्रिक पार्टी निर्वाचन आयोगमा दर्ता|url=https://annapurnapost.com/news/tarai-madhesh-loktantrik-party-registered-election-commission-192012|access-date=2022-02-01|website=तराई मधेश लोकतान्त्रिक पार्टी निर्वाचन आयोगमा दर्ता|language=en}}

History

The party was officially registered on 3 December 2021 for the second time under the name.{{Cite web|date=2021-12-31|title=तराइ मधेश लोकतान्त्रिक पार्टीलाई बिउँताईदै|url=https://www.sunaulonepal.com/content/49355|access-date=2022-02-01|website=Sunaulo Nepal|language=en-US}}

Later it was reported that senior leaders Brikhesh Chandra Lal and Bijay Kumar Singh had played role in registering the party under the chairmanship of Ravi Shankar Karna (Subhash).{{Cite web|last=काठमाडौँ|first=भुवन शर्मा|title=लोसपा फुटाएर तमलोपा जन्माउन गृहकार्य|url=https://nagariknews.nagariknetwork.com/politics/730201-1643681337.html|access-date=2022-02-01|website=nagariknews.nagariknetwork.com|language=ne}} Karna who previously served as the deputy chairman of student's union of old Terai Madhesh Loktantrik Party. Similarly leader Lal and Singh were active as central committee member of Loktantrik Samajwadi Party, Nepal. They were also the founding leader of previously Mahantha Thakur led Terai Madhesh Loktantrik Party (Defunct). They had left Nepali Congress along with Thakur to form the party.{{Cite web|title=महन्थ ठाकुरबाट अलग्गिएर तमलोपा सक्रिय बनाउने अभियान|url=https://www.aayomail.com/2022/02/91382/|access-date=2022-02-01|website=AayoMail|language=en-US}}

On 22 February 2021, hundreds of party caders and leaders from Loktantrik Samajwadi Party, Nepal led by Lal and Dr Singh joined the party.{{Cite web|title=फुट्यो लोसपा, लालको नेतृत्वमा तमलोपालाई सक्रिय बनाइने|url=https://ekantipur.com/news/2022/02/22/164552661518593935.html|access-date=2022-02-22|website=ekantipur.com|language=ne}} Among them were Ramji Ray, Dhirendra Bahadur Singh, Satis Lal Das, Yogendra Rai, Umesh Mandal and Mohammad Asgar Ali.{{Cite web|title=बृषेशचन्द्र लाल समूहले छाड्यो लोसपा, तमलोपा पुनर्गठन गर्ने तयारी|url=https://www.onlinekhabar.com/2022/02/1083375|access-date=2022-02-22|website=Online Khabar|language=en-US}} This created a huge loss to former party organization in Dhanusha and Mahottari district.

= Party expansion and electoral performance =

The party won several seats in eastern terai and won several ward chairs in Janakpur, Mahottari rural municipality and other munucipalities. Similarly, the party won chairperson of Mahottari Rural Municipality which lies in Mahottari 3 which remains the election concituency of Mahantha Thakur.{{Cite web |title=महोत्तरी गाउँपालिका अध्यक्षमा तमलोपा र उपाध्यक्षमा जसपा विजयी |url=https://www.nepalpress.com/2022/05/18/191246/ |access-date=2022-05-22 |website=Nepal Press |language=en-US}} This was seen as a major success of the party as the party was able to divert traditional vote bank of Janata Samajwadi Party and Loktantrik Samajwadi Party ending their monopoly in the Madhesh province.{{Cite web |title=महोत्तरी गाउँपालिका अध्यक्षमा तमलोपा र उपाध्यक्षमा जसपा विजयी |url=https://ekantipur.com/local-elections-2022/2022/05/18/165286110070243318.html?author=1 |access-date=2022-05-22 |website=ekantipur.com |language=ne}}{{Cite web |title=महोत्तरी गाउँपालिका अध्यक्षमा तमलोपाका पाण्डेय विजयी |url=https://nayapatrikadaily.com/news-details/86874/2022-05-18 |access-date=2022-05-22 |website=Naya Patrika |language=en}}

Electoral performance

= Local election =

class="wikitable" ! rowspan="2" \|Election ! rowspan="2" \|Leader(s) ! colspan="2" \|Seats ! rowspan="2" \|Local levels won
Mayor/Chairman !+/-
2022 \|Brikhesh Chandra Lal \|{{Composition bar\|1\|753\|hex={{party color\|People's Freedom Party (Nepal)}}}} \|{{Increase}}1 \| Mahottari Rural Municipality

class="wikitable"

! rowspan="2" |Election

! rowspan="2" |Leader(s)

! colspan="2" |Seats

! rowspan="2" |Local levels won

Mayor/Chairman

!+/-

2022

|Brikhesh Chandra Lal

|{{Composition bar|1|753|hex={{party color|People's Freedom Party (Nepal)}}}}

|{{Increase}}1