Vice-Chairman Nembang stressed that the left parties should come to the same place.
He was of the opinion that the UML-Maoist Center government should be formed by splitting the ruling coalition. “Let the Maoist Center be ready to leave the alliance and cooperate with the UML. The UML is ready to accept you as the prime minister,” a leader said, quoting the dialogue of the two leaders. “Other posts will be shared in consensus among the senior leaders of the UML-Maoist Center.” “Leave the alliance now, UML is ready to hold discussion and cooperate with the Maoist Center. Let’s take politics ahead through a new course to take the country towards the path of stability,” the leader said. Nembang proposed a new power sharing deal with Dahal and not to include the CPN (Unified Socialist) in the government for now. “The UML is not ready to bring the CPN (Unified Socialist) in the new government. Let’s make a coalition without the CPN (US),” he said. The UML intensified meetings with senior leaders after President Bidya Devi Bhandari called on the political parties to form a new government within December 25. Earlier, CPN (Maoist Center) General Secretary Dev Prasad Gurung had held a meeting with UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli at the latter’s residence in Baluwatar. Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba and Dahal have been staking claim for the post of prime minister within the ruling coalition. Though Deuba had promised Dahal before the elections that he will make him the prime minister of a new government, no formal discussions have been made about the power sharing and future prime minister yet. Utilizing this opportunity, the UML has been trying to break the coalition and form its new alliance. UML leader Bishal Bhattarai had announced that the UML would move ahead if the ruling coalition failed to garner a majority. The Maoist Center has been bargaining power with the UML and the Nepali Congress parallelly. Earlier, the ruling coalition parties had decided to give continuity to the incumbent alliance. The Maoist Center, a key partner of the alliance, however, has been holding intensive talks with the UML in recent times. Second rung leaders of the UML and the Maoist Center have been mounting pressure on the Chairman duo Oli and Dahal to move forward together.
