• The movement of 2006 started to regain democracy in Nepal. • All major political parties formed a Seven Party Alliance (SPA) and called for a ‘four day strike’ in Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal. • The protest turned into indefinite strike joined by Maoist ad other organisations also. • Curfew imposed however people disobeyed curfew and came on the streets. • The number of protestors reached to three to five lakhs and gave an ultimatum to the king. • They demanded restoration of parliament, power to an all-party government and a new constituent assembly. • On 24 April 2006, the last day of the ultimatum, the king was forced to accept all the three demands. • Girija Prasad Koirala became the new Prime Minister of the interim government as chosen by SPA. • The Maoists and SPA agreed to have a new Constituent Assembly. • This struggle came to be known as Nepal’s second movement for democracy.