Unified Socialist can’t run like this. It’s better to merge with UML

If the party merges with the Maoist Centre, our cadres will eventually return to the UML. Rather than irritate UML, we must take each positive gesture as an opportunity for unity.

CPN (Unified Socialist) leader Ram Kumari Jhakri was among the most active leaders involved in the formation of the party after split with the CPN-UML in 2021. Three years on, she is now the most vocal leader calling for a unification of the two parties. Why didn’t the new party perform well, and what made her lobby for a party merger?