The Nepal Sadbhavana Party (NSP) and NSP-Anandidevi announced their formal unity on Friday.

The united party will be known as NSP-Anandidevi. Its chairperson will be Anandidevi Singh and senior vice chairperson will be Laxman Lal Karna – who was the chairperson of NSP.

At a press meet, Friday, the united NSP-Anandidevi announced that a 63-member working committee will be formed within 15 days by including members from both factions.

The party will hold a united general convention within three months and will amend its statute, and manifesto.

After the unity, Karna and Rajendra Mahato said their party stands in favour of federal democratic system. They urged various Madhesi agitating groups to join the dialogue to address their concerns.

Meanwhile, vice chairperson of NSP-Anandidevi Bharat Bimal Yadav issued a statement expressing his dissatisfaction over the unity. He said NSP-A should not have united with NSP ‘which had sided with regression in the past.’ Yadav said the unity has betrayed the integrity and undermined the credentials of NSP-Anandidevi.

The NSP and NSP-A had split after then chairperson of NSP Badri Mandal joined the King-nominated government after October 4, 2002.