Oli asking poll body not to get into any party disputes raises concerns

As polls are not possible until the Nepal Communist Party issue is resolved, analysts wonder if the prime minister has a different game plan to drive his opponents into a corner.

A day after the Cabinet decided to conduct polls in 40 districts on April 30 and 37 districts on May 10, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli on Tuesday reached the Election Commission “to take stock of the ongoing preparations”.