November 6: Prime Minister and chairman of Nepal Communist Party (NCP) KP Sharma Oli met with executive chairman of the party Pushpa Kamal Dahal on Thursday (November 5) amid intra-party tensions and internal rift inching closer to climax.

The two leaders of the ruling party met after a gap of five days in an attempt to resolve their differences.

Although the chairmen duo held discussions for two and a half hours, they were unable to reach an understanding on any of the contentious issues.

Dahal had told leaders close to him that Oli, during the last meeting held on Saturday, had proposed parting ways if his faction could not agree to the terms of the prime minister.

The internal rift within the party reached the boiling point after Dahal revealed Oli’s proposal to part ways.

On Wednesday, Oli had said he attained his current position through the support of the people and not by means of any deception and therefore he would not tender his resignation at any cost. The prime minister’s statement had ripple effect within the ruling NCP.

During Thursday’s meeting, Dahal reportedly proposed calling the party’s Secretariat Meeting to sort out the differences but Oli stood by his guns saying that the Secretariat Meeting would be useless unless the differences between the two leaders were sorted out first.

Oli said maintained that some forces have started conspiracy against the government and urged his supporters to brace for any adverse situation.