Kathmandu, Nov. 15 -- Nepal Samajwadi Party (Naya Shakti), the Pragatisheel Rastriya Abhiyan and former House of Representatives member Santosh Pariyar have signed an agreement for creating a unified force amid what they describe as a deep economic and political crisis.

Naya Shakti was founded by former prime minister Baburam Bhattarai, and Pragatisheel Rastriya Abhiyan is led by Janardan Sharma, who recently left the CPN (Maoist Centre). Pariyar was the Rastriya Swatantra Party leader.

The agreement was reached on Friday, with a resolve to fight corruption, unemployment and nepotism and to address widespread disenchantment with traditional parties. The parties said the recent Gen Z uprising had underscored the need for broader politica...