A meeting of the ruling alliance has started at the Prime Minister’s official residence in Baluwatar in a bid to finalize the distribution of ministerial portfolios.
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’, President of Nepali Congress Sher Bahadur Deuba, Vice President Purna Bahadur Khadka, Chairman of Nepal Samajbadi Party Dr. Baburam Bhattarai, Chairman of CPN (Unified Socialist) Madhav Kumar Nepal and General Secretary Ghanashyam Bhusal are present in the meeting.
Similarly, leader Rajendra Shrestha of Janata Samajbadi Party (JSP), President of Janamat Party CK Raut, Chairman of Nagarik Unmukti Party Ranjita Shrestha, Chairman of Loktantrik Samajbadi Party Mahantha Thakur, Chairman of Rastriya Janamorcha Chitra Bahadur KC, and Chairman of Aaam Janata Party Prabhu Sah are participating in the meeting.
A meeting of top leaders of the ruling alliance parties at Baluwatar on Monday agreed to summon the meeting of the ruling alliance on Tuesday.
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba and Chairperson of the CPN (Unified Socialist) Madhav Kumar Nepal were present in Monday's meeting.
Tuesday's meeting is expected to finalize the ministerial portfolios among the ruling parties and the new ones to be inducted.
Although it was said that cabinet would be expanded by Monday, it has been delayed as parties associated to ruling alliance failed to forge consensus in this regard.
NC, CPN (Maoist Centre), Rastriya Swatantra Party, Janata Samajbadi Party, Janamat Party, Nagarik Unmukti Party, Loktantrik Samajbadi Party, among other parties are the members of the ruling alliance.
