The merger of the two parties was announced at a public meeting on April 22, 2002, by the general secretaries of the two parties, Ram Singh Shris of CPN (Masal) and Narayan Kaji Shrestha (Prakash) of CPN (UC).

The Janamorcha Nepal joined the Seven Party Alliance and took an active part in the 2006 Loktantra Andolan.

[5] The other split emerged when Ram Singh Sris broke away with two members of the Interim Parliament from Janamorcha Nepal.

The faction later merged with other splinter groups of other communist parties and formed CPN (Unified).

[7] The women's wing of CPN (UC–M) is led by Surya Thapa (president) and Anjana Bisankhe (general secretary).