Janata Samajbadi wants ordinance to split party before joining government

Thakur-Mahato faction wants a split fearing expulsion by a powerful Yadav-Bhattarai camp if Parliament is revived.

A faction of the Janata Samajbadi Party led by Chairman Mahantha Thakur and senior leader Rajendra Mahato, which is in talks with Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli to join the government, is now seeking Oli’s support to split the party before joining the government.