When the political wind shifts, Jitendra Dev shifts faster
Summary
Former minister Jitendra Narayan Dev has switched political parties multiple times, recently leaving CPN (UML) to join Nepali Congress, criticizing UML leadership under KP Sharma Oli.
Key Points
- Former minister Jitendra Narayan Dev has changed parties eight times, most recently joining Nepali Congress after leaving CPN (UML).
- Dev criticized UML’s leadership under KP Sharma Oli for personality cult and authoritarianism upon his latest departure from UML.
- His political career began in 1973 with CPN (Manandhar group) and has spanned multiple party affiliations, including Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum and Nepali Congress.
- After serving as a National Assembly member and minister, he decided to abandon communist politics, pledging his loyalty to Nepali Congress for democratic and economic transformation.
