Meeting of coalition partners kicks off in Baluwatar

Kathmandu: The meeting of the ruling coalition parties have begun in Baluwatar.

The top leaders of the ruling coalition parties are present at the meeting. Prime minister Puspa Kamal Dahal, Congress president Sher Bahadur Deuwa, Congress vice-president Purna Bahadur Khadka, former prime minister and chairperson of Nepal Samajbadi Party Dr. Babura Bhattaarai, former PM and CPN (Unified Socialist)’s chairperson Madhav Kumar Nepal and general secretary Ghanashyam Bhusal have attended the meeting.

Similarly, the other attendees of the meeting are the leader of Janata Samajbadi Party Rajendra Shreshtha, chairperson of Janamat Party CK Raut, Nagarik Unmukti Party’s Chairperson Ranjita Shreshtha, chairperson of Loktantrik Samajbadi Party Mahantha Thakur, chairperson of Rastriya Janamorcha Chitra Bahadur KC and AamJanata Party’s chairperson Prabhu Saha.

A meeting of the top leaders of the ruling coalition on Monday decided to hold discussions with other coalition partners on Tuesday. Today’s meeting is expected to strike a power-sharing deal for the expansion of the cabinet as well as other issues.

It’s been nine days since the prime minister took the vote of confidence. But PM Dahal, who is currently in charge of 16 ministries, has been unable to expand his cabinet.

Delay in the expansion of Dahal-led cabinet has also created problems regarding the implementation of current fiscal year’s budget and preparation of the next budget.