Kathmandu, Dec. 31 -- The Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) and the Rastriya Prajatantra Party-Nepal (RPP-Nepal) have formally reunited, closing yet another chapter in the decades-long cycle of splits and mergers within Nepal's pro-monarchy bloc.

The unification was announced in Kathmandu on Tuesday by party RPP chair Rajendra Lingden and RPP-Nepal chief Kamal Thapa, who jointly released the unity declaration. Both leaders framed the merger as a strategic step towards consolidating pro-monarchy forces at what they described as a critical political moment.

The formal announcement comes a week after Lingden and Thapa signed a brief unity understanding at the RPP's central office in Dhumbarahi on December 24. That agreement paved the way fo...