close relations to the Communist Party of India (Marxist). Singh's group became known as the Communist Party of Nepal (Fourth Convention). The Amatya-led party was reduced to become one of many clandestine communist factions in Nepal, and it was readily outgrown by several of its splinter groups. The party was generally identified as part of the pro-Soviet Union stream within the Nepalese communist movement, although it maintained some independence towards Moscow. End of Panchayat and dissolution, 1989–1994 In 1989, the party took part in the formation of the United Left Front, to struggle against the autocratic regime. Following the overthrow of the regime and the democratic opening, the party contested the 1991 Nepalese general election. The party put up 14 candidates, who together mustered 4846 votes. None of the candidates of the party were elected. Soon after the 1991 general election, the party had merged itself with two other groups to form the Communist Party of Nepal (United). However, that unity turned short-lived, as Tulsi Lal Amatya broke away from the CPN (United) and reconstituted his own party. In 1994, the CPN (Amatya) joined the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist). Electoral performance See also List of communist parties in Nepal References Defunct communist parties in Nepal Political parties established in 1962 1962 establishments in Nepal Political parties disestablished in 1991 1991 disestablishments in Nepal