The former prime minister will now arrive in Kathmandu on August 13, as his faction prepares for a national gathering amid an ongoing financial investigation.

Shashank Koirala will coordinate the 521-member committee as the faction prepares for an August 14 gathering, with leaders warning that failure to reach a unity deal could lead to the launch of a new political party.

Prime Minister Shah’s engagement with President Paudel has remained limited to formal occasions. No substantive consultations have taken place in four months.

The veteran Nepali Congress leader, who steered the party during Sher Bahadur Deuba’s imprisonment and played a crucial role in bringing the Maoists into mainstream politics, dies after battling cancer.

UML and NCP seal power-sharing deal, but coalition arithmetic means regional and fringe parties hold key.

NC leadership weighs new political arrangements after growing differences with UML over Gen Z protests and provincial governments.

Congress and UML say key provisions on ‘obstacle removal’, constitutional amendments and the legal status of House regulations violate the constitution and undermine the bicameral legislature.

Before invoking the need for an ordinance, Nepal’s political culture has yet to develop a practice of publicly explaining the constitutional grounds for bypassing Parliament.

For decades, the Nepali Congress fought its biggest political battles against communist parties. The emergence of Rastriya Swatantra Party has fundamentally altered that equation.

During the 14th General Convention, the Congress had around 850,000 active members. Now that number has dropped drastically.

Critics said Shah wrongly equated cross-border landholding and cultivation with territorial encroachment.

The party has launched the verification drive ahead of its central general convention scheduled for September 25-30.

UML’s Rajan Bhattarai says broader opposition unity is needed as ‘constitutional and democratic values’ are under threat from federal government.

By filing rejection notices in the Upper House, where the ruling party has no representation, opposition parties have set up a key vote that could reverse recent legal changes.

Opposition parties are united against at least two ordinances related to the Constitutional Council and dismissal of public officials.