The Nepali Congress’s bid to form a new political alignment against Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli received a major boost on Wednesday after the Tarai-centric parties agreed, in principle, to extend “necessary support to topple the government”.During a meeting with the Nepali Congress (NC) on Wednesday, leaders of the Samyukta Loktantrik Madhesi Morcha said that they were ready to help the NC form a new alliance with the UCPN (Maoist) after the NC leaders gave their word to address their demands.
The NC with 207 seats in Parliament is the single largest party, while the UCPN (Maoist), which has 83 seats, is the third largest party.
Madhesi leaders, however, said that they would not join the government “under current circumstances”.
“For now, there has been an understanding to help the Congress party to topple the government,” said Sadbhawana Party Co-Chair Laxman Lal Karna. “In return, we are expecting NC’s support when it comes to addressing our demands, including revision of the federal boundaries. The NC is positive about finding an amicable solution to the Madhes crisis.” Karna added that no discussions were held on other issues, including the prime ministerial candidate.