Opposition alliance builds pressure on Oli, but it too faces questions galore

The group with five former prime ministers also has answers to provide to the public and come up with what exactly it is aiming for, analysts say.

Of the many political events Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, also the chair of the CPN-UML, has set in motion over the past few months, one stands out. In what may easily be described as an unprecedented political shift and a massive polarisation, five former prime ministers—Sher Bahadur Deuba, Pushpa Kamal Dahal, Madhav Kumar Nepal, Jhala Nath Khanal and Baburam Bhattarai—have come together to form what is the “opposition alliance”.