A tentative deal between Oli and Dahal saves ruling party from imminent split, for now

Senior leader Madhav Nepal says any backdoor dealings will not be accepted and that he will go to the party rank and file if the two chairs attempted to impose totalitarianism.

The ruling Nepal Communist Party seems to have survived the imminent danger of a split for now, as party chairs KP Sharma Oli and Pushpa Kamal Dahal are close to a deal—courtesy of President Bidya Devi Bhandari.