With the recent political developments heading towards toppling of the incumbent government, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said that his party—CPN-UML—will support the Nepali Congress senior leader Ram Chandra Poudel for the premiership.

NC leader Poudel informed that PM Oli made such offer during a telephone conversation adding that he thanked the Prime Minister for his gesture.

“He (PM Oli) stressed on forming a NC-UML coalition government,” said Poudel, talking to the post, “He said to support me for Prime Minister. I thanked him and said that I being a disciplined party worker cannot go against the party’s decision.”

Leader Poudel said that he refused PM Oli’s offer saying that it is impossible to form a NC-UML government when the incumbent government is in minority and a no confidence motion has been filed at the parliament against the Prime Minister.

Earlier, Prime Minister Oli had offered to support NC President Sher Bahadur Deuba for Prime Minister as soon as the main opposition party offered their support to estranged CPN (Maoist Centre), according to a source close to the NC President.

The CPN (Maoist Centre) had withdrawn it support from PM Oli-led government after garnering support from NC—the largest party in the Parliament.

The NC, on Wednesday, unanimously decided to support the new government o be formed under CPN (Maoist Centre) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal.

Likewise, NC and CPN (Maoist Centre) have already filed a no confidence motion against PM Oli at the parliament secretariat.