KATHMANDU: Nepal Communist Party Executive Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal has held a meeting with the leaders loyal to Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli at his residence in Khumaltar  on Thursday morning.

In a two-hour-long meeting, Chairman Dahal and the other leaders present in the meeting dwelled on how to consolidate the party by resolving the ongoing intra-party wrangling, according to a leader privy to the meeting.

“The meeting dwelled on how to consolidate the party and necessitated to hold additional meetings to iron out the internal party wrangling,” he said.

PM Oli has been widely criticized by the senior leaders of his party. Party Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal, senior leaders Madhav Kumar Nepal among others have been demanding the resignation of PM Oli.

The meeting of the Standing Committee on Wednesday was postponed for today.

Most of the members speaking on Tuesday and Wednesday sought the resignation of Prime Minister Oli.

Party leaders Bishnu Poudel, Ishwor Pokhrel, Subash Chandra Nemwang, Bishnu Rimal, Pradeep Gyawali, Shanker Pokhrel, among others were among the NCP leaders to reach Dahal’s residence for the meeting.

Meanwhile, Dahal’s confidantes, including Barsa Man Pun, Janardhan Sharma, Matrika Yadav, Haribol Gajurel, among others were also present in the meeting, sources said.

Prime Minister Oli is currently in hot water in recent times, particularly after he alleged India for conspiring to topple his government.