Cabinet expansion unlikely before bypolls
Congress factions reach power-sharing deal, but Dahal is waiting for Bara by-election results.
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Congress factions reach power-sharing deal, but Dahal is waiting for Bara by-election results.
Party’s rival faction led by Shekhar Koirala unwilling to settle for anything less than three ministries for its members.
Confusion in Koirala camp with General Secretary Thapa joining Sharma in suggesting Pradip Poudel’s name.
KATHMANDU, April 1: After a long tug-of-war, Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal reconstituted the cabinet on Friday. The reshuffled cabinet has 17 members. Although Dahal was supported by 10 parties, only seven of them including Maoist Center, Nepali Congress, Janata Samajwadi Party (JSP), CPN (Unified Socialist), Loktantrik Samajwadi Party (LSP), Nepal Samajwadi Party (NSP) and Nagarik Unmukti Party joined the government.
Prime Minister Dahal will expand his Cabinet by Wednesday, if not Tuesday, say his close aides.