KATHMANDU: Chairman of Maoist Centre Pushpa Kamal Dahal “Prachanda” has said that efforts are on for forging unity among the parties with left background in the five-party alliance.
Prachanda said discussions are on with all groups with communist background in the ruling alliance and a positive outcome is expected soon.
“Dr Baburam Bhattarai’s group has already split from the Janata Samajbadi Party and it only remains to be declared officially,” he said adding, “We are holding discussions with both factions of this party.”
The faction led by Upendra Yadav is already a part of the ruling coalition and the party to be formed by Bhattarai will also join coalition and Iam confident that this party will remain within the ruling five-party alliance, he said.
Stating that a coordination committee could be formed for forging together an electoral front or party unity among the parties with left background in the ruling coalition, Prachanda said that discussions are on to that end but a final decision has not been reached yet.
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