 Bibeksheel Sajha Party, along with Naya Shakti Party, abstained from voting in the 2018 presidential and vice-presidential elections.The party split on 11 January 2019 when party co-cordinator Ujwal Thapa, along with 16 central committee members filed an application to register a new party at the Election Commission.The party changed its name to Sajha Bibeksheel Party on 27 April 2019.