List of Nepali political clans

This page lists some of the notable clans within the Nepali political arena and their notable members and relatives. This list does not include all family members.

Thapa Family (Bhimsen Thapa)
Two families of Bagale Thapa clan were influential. One was the Birbhadra or Bhimsen family and other was Badakaji Amar Singh Thapa's family.


 * Virbhadra Thapa (Kaji)
 * Jeevan Thapa
 * Bangsha Raj Thapa
 * Amar Singh Thapa (born 1759) (Sanukaji)
 * Bhimsen Thapa (Mukhtiyar)
 * Nain Singh Thapa (General Kaji)
 * Ganesh Kumari Kunwar
 * Queen Tripurasundari of Nepal
 * Ujir Singh Thapa (Colonel Kaji)
 * Mathabar Singh Thapa (PM C-in-C)
 * Bhaktabar Singh Thapa (Colonel Kaji)
 * Amrit Singh Thapa (Colonel Kaji)
 * Ranabir Singh Thapa (General Kaji)

Other notable connected members


 * Jung Bahadur Rana, Bam Bahadur Kunwar, Ranodip Singh Kunwar and their 4 other brothers, were grandson of Kaji Nain Singh through his daughter Ganesh Kumari.
 * Ranajit Pande, maternal grandfather of Ganesh Kumari, mother of Jung Bahadur Rana

Pande Family
Other notable connected members
 * Ganesh Pandey (Kaji of Gorkha)
 * Kalu Pande (Kaji of Gorkha), descendant of Ganesh Pande
 * Bamsa Raj Pandey (Dewankaji)
 * Damodar Pande (Mulkaji)
 * Rana Jang Pande (Mukhtiyar)
 * Bhim Bahadur Pande, seventh descendant of Kalu Pande
 * Prithvi Bahadur Pande, son of Bhim Bahadur
 * Tularam Pande (Kaji), descendant of Ganesh Pande
 * Ranajit Pande (Mulkaji), son of Tularam Pande
 * Dalbhanjan Pande, (Kaji), grandson of Tularam Pande


 * Kehar Singh Basnyat was Kalu Pande's son-in-law.
 * Kirtiman Singh Basnyat and Bakhtawar Singh Basnyat were grandsons of Kaji Kalu Pande through his daughter Chitra Devi.
 * Nain Singh Thapa, son-in-law of Ranajit Pande.

Basnyat Family
Shreepali clan of Basnet were influential in the 18th-19th century.


 * Shivaram Singh Basnyat (Senapati Badabir)
 * Naahar Singh Basnyat (Kaji)
 * Kehar Singh Basnyat (Kaji)
 * Kirtiman Singh Basnyat (Mulkaji)
 * Bakhtawar Singh Basnyat (Mulkaji)
 * Abhiman Singh Basnyat (Mulkaji)
 * Dhokal Singh Basnyat (Governor)

Other notable connected members


 * Kalu Pande was father-in-law of Kehar Singh Basnyat.

Kunwar family

 * Ahirama Kunwar
 * Sardar Ramakrishna Kunwar of Gorkha Kingdom
 * Kaji Ranajit Kunwar of Gorkha Kingdom
 * Kaji Bal Narsingh Kunwar
 * Kaji Balaram Kunwar
 * Kaji Rewanta Bahadur Kunwar
 * Jaya Krishna Kunwar
 * Sardar Chandrabir Kunwar
 * Birbhadra Kunwar
 * Captain Balbhadra Kunwar of Nalapani

Thapa family (Amar Singh Thapa)
Second influential family of Bagale Thapa clan; the other being Thapa dynasty.


 * Bagh Bhim Singh Thapa (Umrao)
 * Kaji Amar Singh Thapa (Bada)
 * Kaji Ranadhoj Thapa
 * Kaji Ripumardan Thapa
 * Kaji Badal Singh Thapa
 * Bhaktabir Thapa
 * Narsingh Thapa
 * Ramdas Thapa
 * Kaji Ranajor Singh Thapa
 * Arjun Singh Thapa
 * Bhupal Singh Thapa

Connected Members


 * Jharana Thapa, wife of eighth descendant of Bada Kaji

Chautariya family (Chandrarup Shah)
Chautariyas are non-throne lineage descendants of Shah dynasty.


 * King Prithvipati Shah of Gorkha Kingdom
 * Adhirajakumar Chandrarup Shah of Gorkha Kingdom
 * Vishnurup Shah
 * Kaji Jiva Shah
 * Chautariya Prana Shah
 * Mukhtiyar Chautariya Fatya Jung Shah
 * Mukhtiyar Chautariya Pushkar Shah
 * Birbaha Shah
 * Chautariya Bam Shah
 * Chautariya Hasti Dal Shah

Thapa family (Bhakti Thapa)

 * Bhakti Thapa, Nepalese Sardar
 * Arjun Bahadur Thapa, eighth descendant of Bhakti Thapa

Rana family

 * Bal Narsingh Kunwar
 * Bhaktabir Kunwar
 * Jung Bahadur Kunwar Rana
 * Jagat Jang Rana
 * Bam Bahadur Kunwar
 * Badri Narsingh Kunwar
 * Jaya Bahadur Kunwar
 * Krishna Bahadur Kunwar
 * Ranodip Singh Kunwar
 * Jagat Shamsher Kunwar
 * Dhir Shamsher Kunwar Rana
 * Bir Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana
 * Khadga Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana
 * Rana Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana
 * Dev Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana
 * Chandra Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana
 * Mohan Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana
 * Bijay Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana
 * Pashupati Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana
 * Devyani Rana
 * Baber Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana
 * Udaya Shumsher Rana, great-grandson of Baber
 * Kaiser Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana
 * Bhim Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana
 * Padma Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana
 * Subarna Shamsher Rana
 * Juddha Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana
 * Kiran Shamsher Rana

Other notable connected members


 * Nain Singh Thapa was father-in-law of Bal Narsingh Kunwar.
 * Ranajit Pande, maternal grandfather of Ganesh Kumari, mother of Jung Bahadur Rana
 * George Jivaji Rao Scindia, father-in-law of Pashupati Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana.
 * Sunil Bahadur Thapa, son-in-law of Himalaya Shamsher JBR
 * Prithvi Bahadur Pande, son-in-law of Himalaya Shamsher JBR

Koirala family



 * Krishna Prasad Koirala (father of 3 ex PMs of Nepal: Matrika, BP & Girija)
 * Matrika Prasad Koirala ex. prime minister
 * Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala ex. prime minister
 * Prakash Koirala royalist politician, son of BP
 * Manisha Koirala Bollywood actress, grand daughter of BP
 * Siddharth Koirala Bollywood actor, grandson of BP
 * Dr. Shashanka Koirala politician, Son of BP
 * Keshav Prasad Koirala
 * Dr. Shekhar Koirala, nephew of BP
 * Tarini Prasad Koirala, journalist
 * Girija Prasad Koirala ex. prime minister
 * Sujata Koirala ex. deputy prime minister, daughter of GP

Other notable connected members


 * Sushil Koirala (ex PM & ex. president of Nepali congress) (Cousin of Matrika, BP & Girija from Mother side)
 * Shailaja Acharya, former deputy PM of Nepal
 * Mahesh Acharya ex. minister, Nephew of BP
 * Amod Prasad Upadhyay, ex minister, nephew

Nidhi family

 * Mahendra Narayan Nidhi, (Gandhian leader, a founding leader of Nepali congress, first deputy-speaker of First legislature Parliament, former Water Resource and Local Development)
 * Bimalendra Nidhi, ex. deputy PM and Home minister of Nepal, vice-president of NC(Son of Mahendra Narayan Nidhi)
 * Ninu Kumari Karn, Madhesh-based politician of Nepali Congress (Niece of Bimalendra Nidhi)

Mishra family
List ordered chronologically
 * Bhadrakali Mishra, several ministerial portfolios, including Minister of Transport in joint Rana-Congress cabinet, 1951
 * Ram Narayan Mishra, former Industry minister in B.P. Koirala cabinet, 1959
 * Hari Shankar Mishra, Governor of Province no 2 since August 2021 (Son of Ram Narayan Mishra)

Bhandari family

 * Madan Bhandari, Former CPN-UML general secretary
 * Bidhya Devi Bhandari, wife of Madan, President of Nepal

Bhattarai-Yami family

 * Dharma Ratna Yami freedom fighter, father of Hisila yami
 * Baburam Bhattarai ex. prime minister
 * Hisila Yami ex. minister, wife of Baburam

Deuba - Rana family

 * Sher Bahadur Deuba Ex. Prime minister
 * Arzu Rana Deuba Wife of Sher Bahadur Deuba

K.C.-Thapa family

 * Arjun Narasingha K.C., Former Minister of Health, Education & Urban Development
 * Gagan Thapa, Current Member of Parliament, General Secretary of the Nepali Congress, and Former Minister of Health, son-in-law of Arjun Narasingha
 * Jagadiswor Narasingha K.C., Former Member of the 1st and 2nd Constituent Assembly. Former President of Nepali Congress Nuwakot, younger brother of Arjun Narasingha
 * Ganesh Pandit, Former Member of Parliament (CPN-UML), Nuwakot-1 1991, uncle of Arjun Narasingha
 * Kedar Narasingha K.C., Former President of the Nepal Medical Council and Former Director of the National Tuberculosis Center.
 * Late Ramjee Kunwar, Senior Vice President of NTUCII and executive member of Nepali Congress Party. He was also the former vice president and secretary of NTUCI and was acting president.He was a candidate for mayor in local election of 2016.

Mahat family

 * Dr. Ram Saran Mahat, Ex Finance Minister
 * Prakash Sharan Mahat, Ex Foreign/Defence Minister, younger brother of Ram Saran

Singh family

 * Ganesh Man Singh a founding leader Nepali Congress
 * Prakash Man Singh Ex deputy PM of Nepal

Thapa family (Kamal Thapa)

 * Kamal Thapa ex minister, royalist
 * Ganesh Thapa ex president of All Nepal Football Association (ANFA), Member of Constituent Assembly, brother of Kamal Thapa

Thapa family (Surya Bahadur Thapa)

 * Surya Bahadur Thapa ex prime minister
 * Sunil Bahadur Thapa member of constituent assembly, son of Surya B.