Agreement in alliance for JSP government to continue in Madhes

KATHMANDU, May 19: According to the agreement between the parties of the ruling coalition in Madhes province, it has been agreed to continue the Janata Samajbadi Party (JSP)-led government in the first phase. The leaders of the parties of the ruling coalition said that this agreement was reached between the parties in the meeting of the ruling coalition held at the Prime Minister's residence in Baluwatar. 

JSP is currently leading the Madhes Province government. But with the change in the central power coalition, Congress was taking the stand that its party should get to lead the government in the first phase under the agreement to lead the government in turns.

Due to this stand of Congress, the government of Madhes Province could not be reorganized. A regular meeting was held at the Prime Minister's residence for a few days to settle this dispute. At the meeting held on Friday, Bharat Sah, a central member of the Maoist Center and leader of the Madhes Province Maoist Parliamentary Party, said that they will lead the government in Madhes turn wise and that JSP will lead the government in the first phase. He said that in the second phase, all seven provinces will be discussed and the decision on Madhes province will also be made. 

A discussion was held between the Chairman of Maoist Center and Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda', Chairman of Congress Sher Bahadur Deuba, Chairman of CPN (Unified Socialist) Madhav Kumar Nepal, Chairman of JSP Upendra Yadav, Chairman of Loktantrik Samajbadi Party Mahanth Thakur and other leaders of the Madhes Province.