Discontent brews in Congress after allies finalise seat-sharing for 17 major cities

A section in the party and observers denounce alliance politics, saying such a practice shrinks democratic space.

After weeks of struggle, a war of words between two parties and discontent within the Nepali Congress, the leader of the current ruling coalition, partner parties on Wednesday hammered out a deal on dividing mayor and deputy mayor posts for six metropolitan cities and 11 sub-metropolitan cities for the