As ruling party standoff continues, over 150 members demand Central Committee meeting

Insiders say the Dahal faction is now all prepared to put a squeeze on Oli to make a concession or resign as party chair.

As Nepal Communist Party chairmen KP Sharma Oli and Pushpa Kamal Dahal cross swords over the party system and government functioning, as many as 152 central members have demanded a meeting of the Central Working Committee “as soon as possible”, in an indication that the ruling party is in for more trouble.