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Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal called on President Ram Chandra Paudel on Tuesday.

The Prime Minister and the CPN (Maoist Center) Chair visited the Head-of-the-State at the Office of the President, Shital Niwas. 

On the occasion, matters relating to the country's latest political developments were discussed, according to President's communications expert Kiran Pokhrel.

It may be noted that on Monday, the two largest parties in the federal Parliament- NC and the CPN-UML- agreed to share the power equation, aiming to form a new government under the leadership of UML Chair KP Sharma Oli.

Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal is not going to resign immediately.

The office-bearers’ meeting of the CPN (Maoist Center) held in Baluwatar on Tuesday morning made a decision that the Prime Minister will not tender his resignation instead face a trust vote.

After the meeting, Maoist Center Secretary Devendra Paudel said that the Prime Minister will not put in his papers immediately, instead face a vote of confidence.

The meeting decided that the party will move ahead by holding discussions with Rastriya Swatantra Party, Nepali Congress and CPN-UML among others.

Earlier this morning, UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli met Prime Minister Dahal and urged him to pave the way by resigning from his post.

Oli said that the UML will withdraw the support extended to the government and recall the ministers if he did not step down.

The two big parties—Nepali Congress and CPN-UML—have agreed to form a new government under the leadership of UML Chairman Oli.

The Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) has decided not to participate in the new coalition.

A Secretariat meeting of the party held on Tuesday morning made the decision to this effect.

The party has decided that it would leave the government soon after the process of forming a new government moved forward.

Making public the decisions of the meeting, RSP Chief Whip Santosh Pariyar said that the party will leave the government soon after the process of forming another government is moved ahead.

He said that the RSP will not participate in the new alliance.

“A serious discussion was held about the reports of possible change in the government. The party will recall ministers soon after the process of forming a new government moves ahead and will quit the government,” he said.

Two big parties—Nepali Congress and CPN-UML—have agreed to form a new government under the leadership of UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli.

According to the agreement reached between the two parties, UML Chairman Oli will lead the government in the first phase and Congress President will lead the government after one-and-a-half years in the second phase.

UML will take the Finance Ministry while NC the Home Ministry.

It has been said that the UML will take nine ministries and NC 10.

As a new power equation is going to be formed, CPN-UML ministers are preparing to resign from their posts on Tuesday.

UML’s minister said that preparations are being made to resign today after an agreement was reached on Monday night to form a Nepali Congress-UML alliance.

UML ministers will resign and withdraw the support extended to the government if Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal did not pave the way by putting in his papers.

“An agreement has been reached between the two big parties of Parliament--UML and Congress-- on Monday night to form a new power equation. We ministers are preparing to resign en-masse as per the same,” he said.

UML has eight ministers in the government under the leadership of Secretary Raghubir Mahaseth.

Mahaseth is the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Physical Infrastructure, Padam Giri, Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Hari Upreti, Minister for Defense, Bhagwati Chaudhary, Minister for Women, Children and Senior Citizens, Rajendra Rai, Minister for Drinking Water, Damodar Bhandari, Minister for Industry and Commerce, Jwala Kumari Sah, Minister for Agriculture and Balram Adhikari, Minister for Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation.

With the agreement to form a new alliance between Nepali Congress and UML, it is certain that the Pushpa Kamal Dahal-led government will fall into minority.

According to a source, the UML has already informed President Ram Chandra Paudel that it has withdrawn support to the Dahal-led government and has moved ahead to form a new coalition.

The process of forming a new government would prolong if Prime Minister Dahal did not resign.

There is a provision that the Prime Minister should seek a vote of confidence within 30 days if any of the parties participating in the government withdraw their support.