Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal and CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli held a meeting in Baluwatar on Friday. Oli reached Baluwatar to discuss the Common Minimum Program (CMP) of the government, distribution of ministries among the coalition partners and contemporary political issues. The first meeting of the ruling coalition has decided to make former prime minister Oli the coordinator of the ruling coalition parties.

UML General Secretary Shankar Pokharel said that a high-level mechanism was formed under the headship of Oli to coordinate with the government.

Senior leaders of the new ruling coalition will be in the mechanism. The mechanism will prepare a draft of the CMP of the government within five days. Pokharel said that a committee has been formed under the leadership of Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Bishnu Poudel to fix the CMP of the government. Barshaman Pun of the CPN (Maoist Center), Dr Mukul Dhakal of the Rastriya Swatantra Party and Dr Dhawal Shumsher Rana of the Rastriya Prajatantra Party will be in the committee. Members from Janata Samajbadi Party, Janamat Party, and Nagarik Unmukti Party will also be added to the committee. Dahal became prime minister for the third time with the support of seven political parties including the CPN-UML.