Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist–Leninist) (1978)

It was launched in 1978 by the All Nepal Communist Revolutionary Coordination Committee (Marxist–Leninist), which was founded by groups involved in the Jhapa movement.

[1] The CPN (ML) published Varg-Sangarsh (Class Struggle) and Mukti Morcha (Liberation Front).

On 30 August 1977, Mukti Morcha Samuha led by Madan Kumar Bhandari merged into the party.

In 1986 the process of reform of CPN (ML) accelerated further, with moderate Madan Bhandari elected general secretary.

After the declaration of multi-party democracy in the country, the CPN (ML) which had been functioning underground started working as an open political party.

[4] The ideology of the party was "New Democratic Revolution" whose success would eventually lead the country towards socialism and communism.