www.lawcommission.gov.np Part-29 Provisions Relating to Political Parties 269. Formation, Registration and Operation of Political Parties: (1) Persons who are committed to common political ideology, philosophy and program may, subject to laws made pursuant to sub-clause (c) of clause (2) of Article 17, form and operate political parties, and generate, or cause to be generated, publicity in order to secure support and cooperation from public-in-general for their ideology, philosophy and program or carry out other necessary activity for this purpose. (2) A political party formed in accordance with clause (1) shall be required to be registered the party with the Election Commission upon fulfilment of the procedures as laid down by law. (3) A petition to be filed for the purpose of registration of a party pursuant to clause (2) shall be accompanied by the constitution and manifesto of the concerned political party and such other documents as required by federal law. (4) For a petition to be filed for the registration of a party pursuant to clause (2), the political party shall fulfil the following conditions:(a) Its constitution and rules shall be required be democratic; (b) Its constitution shall provide for election of each of the officebearers of the party at the Federal and Provincial levels at least once in every five years; Provided that nothing shall bar the making of provision in the constitution of a political party to hold such election within six months in the event of failure to hold election of its office-bearers within five years because of occurrence a special circumstance; (c) There shall be a provision of such inclusive representation in its executive committees at various levels as may be reflecting the diversity of Nepal. (5) In case the name, objective, insignia or flag of a political party is of such a nature as to jeopardize the religious and communal unity of the country or to fragment the country, that party shall not be registered. 158