Mani Thapa’s exit puts spotlight on the fate of ex-Maoists in UML

A leader says former Maoists who joined the UML were given importance at the time of NCP split but were gradually sidelined.

When the Supreme Court’s verdict in March 2021 dissolved the then Nepal Communist Party (NCP) and revived the CPN-UML and CPN (Maoist Centre), most of the leaders returned to their mother parties.