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Sharad Pawar said, "Opposition unity is very important, but there should be clarity on issues."

KATHMANDU, April 6: Finance Minister Dr Prakash Sharan Mahat has said that strengthening the country's economy is his first priority.

Regional party lays claim to urban development ministry, which prime minister had allotted to Nepali Congress.

Prime minister presented the Common Minimum Programme at Tuesday’s meeting, to be endorsed with necessary changes.

The revised common programme focuses on strengthening federalism, voting rights to Nepalis living abroad and citizenship issue among others.

Prime Minister Dahal will expand his Cabinet by Wednesday, if not Tuesday, say his close aides.

Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. According to members of the prime ministers Secretariat, Dahal wanted to expand his Cabinet at the latest by Tuesday, if all the coalition partners agreed to a broader power-sharing deal agreed among the top leaders. But not all coalition partners are convinced with the proposed deal as they are demanding not only more ministries but also the portfolios of their choice. World News | Nepal: Ruling Coalition Reaches Power-sharing Deal, Cabinet...

Currently, in charge of 16 ministries, Dahal is running the government with the help of five ministers and a minister of state.

After struggling for weeks to expand the Cabinet, the prime minister and top leaders of the major ruling coalition partners are now closing in on a power-sharing deal, The Kathmandu Post reported.

Insiders say each party in the coalition wants more and plum portfolios.