2007 To 2009
In April 2007, the party dropped the term 'constitutional monarchy' from its party statue.
On February 15, 2008, RJP formed the Samyukta Samabeshi Morcha, a front of 'monarchist and democratic forces', along with Nepali Rastriya Janabhavana Party, Rastriya Janamukti Party and Rastriya Jana Ekta Party.
On February 19, 2008, RJP had called for an election boycott, claiming that the situation in Madhes made elections impossible to hold as their demand was not met by the SPA-Maoist Government. After an agreement was reached between United Democratic Madhesi Front and the Government of Nepal on February 27, 2008, and the UDMF parties pledge to contest the CA polls, the RJP declared that it would participate as well.
On March 6, 2008, Thapa declared that his party was not monarchist, but would accept the verdict of the voters. RJP MPs had previously boycotted a vote in the interim parliament on making Nepal a republic.Thapa had dubbed the vote 'an attack on the fundamental norms of democracy'.
At the elections to the Constituent Assembly, the RJP received 79,925 votes (0.77%) in the constituency vote, winning no seats. With 102,147 votes (0.95%) in the party list vote the RJP won three seats to the Assembly.
On 6 February, Thapa initiated unity talks with the leader of RPP, Pashupati SJB Rana.In a joint press conference, both Thapa and Rana agreed to unite RJP-RPP as one single party.
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