The party was founded in 1951 by Vedanand Jha, with the objective of seeking autonomy for the Terai.
[1][2] The party was founded after a split from the Nepali Congress.
[3] The party called for the recognition of Hindi, as the lingua franca of the Terai.
[4] Instead it stated that there were several languages spoken in the Terai, such as Maithili, Bhojpuri, Awadhi and Tharu.
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