news Oli and Dahal get back to customary blame game-now a bit more fiercely Kathmandu Post Kathmandu, Dec. 25 -- More political drama unfolded in Kathmandu on Thursday as both factions of the Nepal Communist Party led by KP Sharma Oli and Pushpa Kamal Dahal held their separate meetings, engaged in passing nasty remarks against each other and indulged in some gimmicks. No one knows yet whose Nepal Communist Party is legitimate, as both have approached the Election Commission in a bid to prove their majority and claim control over the party. In a significant development on Thursday, Ram Bahadur Thapa, a long-time ally of Dahal, decided to join the Oli faction. Thapa, who is currently home minister in the Oli Cabinet, was Dahal's comrade in arms during the "people's war" days. For the Dahal faction, Thapa's defection could be a major loss but most of those leaders close to Thapa have stayed with the Dahal faction.