Why the Congress is hemming and hawing, failing to make a firm stance

The party that had been licking its wounds after the 2017 electoral defeat is suddenly licking its lips at the thought of returning to power whichever way the situation unfolds–either the House is restored or the country goes to polls.

On Sunday afternoon, senior leaders of the Nepali Congress held an almost four-hour-long meeting at the residence Sashanka Koirala, the party general secretary, at Maharajgunj, and discussed at length the contemporary political situation in the country, what role the party should play, most importantly, why there is confusion and contradiction within the party over KP Sharma Oli government’s