Kathmandu, Dec. 24 -- The Rajendra Lingden-led Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) and the Kamal Thapa's Rastriya Prajatantra Party-Nepal (RPP-Nepal) have agreed to reunify, closing yet another chapter in the two royalist parties' decades-long history of breakaways and mergers.

Mohan Shrestha, RPP spokesperson, said that Lingden and Thapa signed a brief agreement at the party office in Dhumbarahi on Wednesday.

The deal paves the way for a formal unity declaration on December 31 at the Bhrikutimandap-based City Hall. Lingden, announcing the development, urged nationalist forces to consolidate their strength at what he described as a decisive political moment.

The unification comes after months of overtures from both sides. The parties-both...