Oli, Prachanda sharing same stage in a year’s time

KATHMANDU: KP Sharma Oli and Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’, who were once two chairmen of the erstwhile Nepal Communist Party (NCP),  have shared the same stage in a hiatus of a year, thanks to the ongoing general convention of ruling Nepali Congress (NC). 

The bittering relation between two former prime ministers was further intensified after Oli dissolved the House of Representatives (HoR) twice --- December 20, last year and May 22. 

The two leaders were formally compelled to maintain further distance as the Supreme Court (SC) invalidated the NCP and revived the parties led by them --- Oli-led CPN-UML and Prachanda-led CPN (Maoist Center). UML and Maoist parties were merged to form NCP in May 2018. 

Meanwhile, Oli is sharing the same NC General Convention’s stage with his former party leader, Madhav Kumar Nepal nearly after five months. 

Nepal, after leading the dissident faction in the UML for months, formed a new party named CPN (Unified Socialist) in August.