Power Tussle in Nepal, as Nepali Congress and CPN UML strike a deal to oust Prachanda

Nepal has had 13 governments in the last 16 years, and as of now, it is again on the verge of looking for another political alliance to form a new government. In a dramatic political development, two of the largest parties of Nepal, Nepali Congress and CPN(UML), have inked a midnight power-sharing deal to form a new government and to replace the rule of Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda.

Meanwhile, Nepal’s PM Prachanda refuses to resign and said he will face the vote of confidence despite the coalition between the Nepali Congress and CPN(UML). Earlier, he had won three votes of confidence in Parliament during his term of one and a half years. Sources say that Prachanda offered the post of PM to Oli within the current coalition, which was turned down, as differences between Oli and Prime Minister Prachanda had been steadily building, and Oli was unhappy with the recent budget allocations made by the government for the fiscal year 2024-25, which he had publicly spoken about.

The deal finalized between the Nepali Congress and the CPN(UML) includes the sharing of the remaining three-year term of Parliament between the two parties, the ministerial division, provincial leadership roles, and a rotation for the prime ministerial position. Under the agreement, the CPN(UML) chief Oli will lead the government in the first phase of the term of Parliament. For the remaining term, Deuba will be the prime minister.

Nepali Congress will be initiating a process to amend the constitution after forming the new coalition government, as they said, but in the upper house, they’ll need the backing of every party except the Maoists to secure a 2/3 majority.

“Leaders of two parties have agreed in principle to amend the constitution, but the amendment has not been included in the power-sharing agreement,” a Congress leader who is closely associated with the latest political developments told the Post on the condition of anonymity. “We are still discussing how to make changes to the constitution,” published in The Kathmandu Post.

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