In October 1955, after his arrival from China, where he was in hiding after escaping from prison, Kunwar Inderjit Singh announced the formation of the United Democratic Party Nepal.
Singh was appointed as the prime minister by King Mahendra and told to form a coalition government.
The party formed the United Front with Tanka Prasad Acharya's Nepal Praja Parishad which had won two seats in the elections and the Prajatantrik Mahasabha led by Ranganath Sharma which had been unsuccessful in the elections.
[5] On 15 December 1960, King Mahendra dissolved the parliament and started his own direct rule, a move that Dr. K.I.
[6][7] All political parties were banned and the party-less Rastriya Panchayat served as the country's legislature.