15 Facts About Bimalendra Nidhi

Bimalendra Nidhi is a Nepali politician who serves as a member of the House of Representatives and a senior leader of Nepali Congress.

Bimalendra Nidhi is a former Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal and Minister of Home Affairs of Nepal.

Bimalendra Nidhi joined student politics at the age of 14, after witnessing the arrest of his father.

Bimalendra Nidhi was only 23 when he led the union at national level, appointed and favored by BP Koirala during the 1980 Nepalese governmental system referendum.

Bimalendra Nidhi was elected vice-president of Nepali Congress party on 4 May 2021.

Bimalendra Nidhi is a former General Secretary of Nepali Congress Party, a faction of Nepali Congress Party before Janandolan II movement citing differences in opinion, later assuming the same post after the two parties merged after the movement, until 2009.

Bimalendra Nidhi has served twice as the Minister for General Administration, once as the Minister for Education and Sports and simultaneously for a period of a month as Minister of Industries, Commerce and Supplies.

Bimalendra Nidhi served as the Minister for Physical Infrastructure and Transport.

Bimalendra Nidhi served as Deputy Prime-minister of Nepal in Puspa Kamal Dahal second cabinet with Home minister portfolio.

Bimalendra Nidhi led 15 ministers from Nepali Congress in the Second Dahal cabinet as a part of power sharing.

Bimalendra Nidhi was arrested time and again for his political views, most notably in the People's Movement of 1990 when he was in his early 30's and then in Janandolan II while he was in his 40s.

Bimalendra Nidhi has spent seven years in prison in total.

Bimalendra Nidhi was an elected twice as member to the Constituent Assembly from Dhanusha 3 of Dhanusha District.

Bimalendra Nidhi served as member of House of Representatives from 1994 to 2008 as representative from Dhanusha 4.

Bimalendra Nidhi was elected as a member of House of Representatives from PR list of Nepali Congress on 14 December 2022.