The Democratic Socialist Party (DSP) has urged the Nepali Congress to support its Chairman Mahantha Thakur as the country's new President. A team including Chairman Thakur met Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba on Wednesday and urged him to make Thakur the President on the basis of national consensus. Earlier on Tuesday, the DSP had decided to lobby all the political parties to make Thakur the President.

The team of Thakur held separate meetings with Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal and CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli on Tuesday afternoon.

As the time to file candidacy for the presidential election is approaching nearer, senior leaders of the major political parties have intensified meetings and behind-the-curtain negotiations. The DSP had participated in the alliance of the Nepali Congress in the elections to the House of Representatives and Province Assembly. Rajendra Mahato, Anil Jha, Sarbendra Shukla and Sharad Singh Bhandari were present in the meeting.