Bahujan Shakti Party
# Bahujan Shakti Party

Bahujan Shakti Party is a political party in Nepal led by Vishwendra Paswan.

## History

In the 2008 Constituent Assembly election, the party won 1 seat through the Proportional Representation vote.

The party was continuent of the NC-UML alliance. As of 2013, its independent in Constituent Assembly.

Bahujan Shakti Party won 1 seat in 2013 Nepalese Constituent Assembly election.

## Ideology

The Bahujan Shakti Party rejected in September the proposed 2015 Constitution stating that it did not provide rights to 85% of communities (that are marginalised by 15% Highest caste Hindus) in Nepal (Bahujan Samaj of Nepal). For ensuring rights to 85% Bahujan Samaj of Nepal in new Constitution of Nepal, Biswendra Paswan sat on Hunger strike. The demands in agendas of his agitation are:

* Guaranteed 14 percent representation of dalits in every state apparatus
* 15 per cent representation of the backward community of Nepal
* 10 per cent of Muslims of Nepal
* 37 per cent of the representation indigenous nationalities
* Capital punishment against those convicted guilty in the cases of corruption and rape.
