What’s in store for the five-party alliance after local vote results?

With increased bargaining power, the Maoists may want to continue partnership, but CPN (Unified Socialist) and Janata Samajbadi Party look unhappy.

When the five-party ruling coalition was in deep engagements to form an electoral alliance, the goal was not only the May 13 elections . The five forces had their eyes set on general and provincial elections as well, which are due later this year. Rastriya Janamorcha, the fifth party in the coalition, was just tagging along. Anyway it is an anti-federalist force.