Kathmandu, March 4
The ruling coalition between the Nepali Congress and the Maoist Centre has collapsed.
A new coalition with the Maoist Centre, UML, Rastra Swatantra Party, Rastriya Prajatantra Party and Jatana Samajbadi Party has been formed under the leadership of Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal.
According to the UML’s vice-char Surendra Pandey, the new council of ministers will be formed on Monday.
According to sources close to Dahal, an agreement was reached in Sunday night’s meeting to end the current ruling coalition and form a new one with the UML. However, Prime Minister Dahal is scheduled to hold discussions with Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba on Monday.
The source said that Dahal is set to reshuffle the entire council of ministers and form a small one for the time being.
The new cabinet is expected to include one minister from each of the UML, Maoist Center, Rastriya Swatantra Party, and Janata Samajbadi Party.
