KATHMANDU: A Standing Committee meeting of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) is underway at the Prime Minister’s office in Baluwatar.
Prime Minister KP Oli and his aides have abstained from the meeting, party sources said.
NCP Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal, senior leaders Madhav Kumar Nepal, Jhalanath Khanal, among others are attending the meeting.
The meeting is considered crucial at a time when President Bidhya Devi Bhandari has dissolved the House of Representatives (HoR) on the recommendation of Prime Minister KP Oli Sunday afternoon.
Earlier today, PM Oli and Prachanda had met to discuss the current intra-party row and the dissolution of the parliament.
It should be noted that Prime Minister Oli had earlier offered Vice-Chairman Bamdev Gautam to lead the party from the former UML group after Executive Chairman Prachanda and senior leader Madhav Nepal pressed him to quit.
Gautam had consulted with 14 central members close to him after his residence in Bhaisepati on Friday following the proposal from the Prime Minister and Chairman Oli.
The participants had suggested to Gautam to move ahead only if such package agreement is accepted by Executive Chairman Prachanda and senior leader Nepal.
Meanwhile, as many as 90 lawmakers representing the ruling NCP had registered a no-confidence proposal against PM Oli. They had proposed the name of Prachanda as the new Prime Minister.
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