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Darshana was a central committee member and media coordinator of Bibeksheel Nepali and was elected as a central member by the first general convention of the party in late 2015.","summary_more":["Darshana entered into the politics from activism against Nepal Banda or conditional national strike. She was active in the rescue activities during the April 2015 Nepal earthquake. 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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Ranju Darshana.jpg — Sudinthapakazi, CC BY-SA 4.0.","cite":"\"Ranju Darshana\". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/ranju-darshana. Retrieved 10 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-10-31T14:57:58Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-10","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/ranju-darshana","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/ranju-darshana","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/ranju-darshana?lang=ne"}}