Nepal: Top leaders of ruling coalition hold first meeting after winning election, discuss govt formation

Top leaders from the alliance on Monday met Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba’s official residence here to review the general elections and discuss the formation of a new government.

Nepali Congress chief Deuba, senior leader Ram Chandra Paudel, vice-president Purna Bahadur Khadka, CPN (Maoist Centre) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’, senior vice-chairman Narayan Kaji Shrestha, CPN (Unified Socialist) chair Madhav Nepal and Rastriya Janamorcha vice-chairperson Durga Paudel were among those who attended the meeting held at Baluwatar.

The five-party coalition has won 90 House of Representatives (HoR) seats out of 165 under the first-past-the-post (FPTP) electoral system.

During the joint meeting, the top leaders of the ruling alliance expressed the view that the election results have re-confirmed the need and relevance of the alliance.

In a joint statement issued after the meeting, the coalition leaders said the results have pointed at the need for moving ahead forging mutual understanding and cooperation.

“It is necessary to continue the present coalition to face the challenges before the country,” said the statement.

It was the first joint meeting of the ruling alliance after the recent elections.