Nepal ruling party splits after losing name Top Searches Nepal ruling party splits after losing name AFP / Updated: Mar 10, 2021, 08:52 IST FacebookTwitterLinkedinEMail KATHMANDU: Nepal's ruling party of ex-Maoist rebels and fellow communists split on Tuesday after the top elections body ruled its name was unlawful, pushing the country into further political uncertainty. The Himalayan nation has been roiled by months of turmoil after Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli dissolved parliament in December and accused members of his Nepal Communist Party (NCP) of being uncooperative. The NCP was formed in 2018 by a merger between Oli's communist party CPN-UML and the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) of former rebel leader Pushpa Kamal Dahal.