Madhav Nepal’s tale of woe continues with ministers defying party decision

Unified Socialist chair wants Cabinet reshuffle but Deuba is reluctant, stoking blame game.

For Madhav Kumar Nepal, remaining in the ruling coalition has not been easy. He is clearly not happy with the poll results and he believes the major coalition partners—Nepali Congress and CPN (Maoist Centre)—were not supportive during local elections. But his problem is he cannot walk away from the coalition.