The RPP on Sunday formed a four-member dialogue committee led by General Secretary (GC) Deepak Bohara, which includes another GC Buddhiman Tamang, Spokesperson Thakur Prasad Sharma and Joint Spokesperson Kiran Giri while RPP-N also has a three-member committee led by party’s Joint-Chairman Keshar Bahadur Bista with Vice-Chairman Niranjan Thapa and GC Chandra Bahadur Gurung as members. The parties formed the taskforce after informal talks suggested reaching ‘closer’ in their unification bid.

RPP-N Chairman Kamal Thapa has held several rounds of informal talks with RPP Chairman Pashupati Sumsher Rana and its senior leader Surya Bahadur Thapa. Both parties have claimed that since informal talks were positive on the merger, they agreed to form the committees which will work to set the bottom line on major political agendas.

“There is immense pressure of cadres from both parties for unification,” said Bohara. “And leaders too have realised that there is need of a democratic and nationalist party in the country.”

He claimed that as nationality is weakening like never before, only a strong democratic and nationalist party can avert it.

Currently both the parties are in a point on the religious agenda as the RPP too has started raising the voice for the referendum to decide on the secularism. Now the main differences between the parties to find meeting point on the monarchy as RPP-N has been advocating for its reinstatement.

According to a member of dialogue committee the parties have ‘almost’ agreed to put the name as Rastriya Prajantantra Party and there are no ‘much’ differences even in the party’s flag and election symbol. “If there are agreements in the portfolios the issue of monarchy can be decided through the joint general convention,” he said seeking anonymity. Bohara said that the formal dialogue will commence within a week and if the taskforce agree in the principle the central committees of the parties take the final call on it.