Deuba has struggled to form the Cabinet. He lacks team of advisers as well

In the absence of ministers, role of persons with expertise can be crucial in governance, but Congress leaders say the prime minister is waiting to give government full shape.

Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has his plate full: from addressing the demands of his coalition partners who have their own interests to managing factions within his own Nepali Congress, which is struggling to hold its general convention; from reviving a pandemic-hit economy to steering a directionless foreign policy . Then he has to have one eye on the general elections due less than 18 months away.