RSP not to participate in new coalition

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.