CPN (Unified Socialist) Chairman Madhav Kumar Nepal said that his party cannot join the ruling coalition. During a politburo meeting held on Monday, Nepal said that his party cannot join the Pushpa Kamal Dahal-led government. “We are doing good in the current political situation. We are not going to bow down just for joining the government.  Our party cannot join the ruling alliance. We want to move ahead by keeping the country's interests at the center,” he said.

A Standing Committee meeting held on Saturday and Sunday had failed to make a decision on the issue of supporting the government.

Leaders within the party have been expressing differing views on the issue of taking part in the government. Some leaders have been saying that they should only support the current government while some have stressed that they should participate in the government.