 The party also contested the 2017 local elections, with their mayoral candidate for Kathmandu, 21-year old Ranju Darshana, finishing third with 23,439 votes.Sajha Party was founded in 2017 by the former editor-in-chief of BBC Nepali Service, Rabindra Mishra.It was formed as an "alternative" party and guided by the welfare economy and inspired by global norms of democracy.