An understanding has been reached between the CPN (Maoist Center) and Nepal Socialist Party for their unification.
A meeting of the unity coordination committee of the Maoist Center and Socialist Party Central Committee held under the chairmanship of Maoist Center and Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' took a decision to this effect.
The joint press statement issued by General-Secretary of the Nepal Socialist Party, Ramesh Prasad Yadav, and General-Secretary of the CPN (Maoist Center), Dev Prasad Gurung, reads that the name of the party after the merger would be decided in the coming general convention.
A task force has been formed for ideological uniformity and organizational preparation for party unity. General-Secretary Gurung and Deputy General-Secretary Janardan Sharma from the Maoist Center and Co-Chair Ganga Narayan Shrestha and General-Secretary Yadav from the Nepal Socialist Party are in the task force.
Maoist Centre's Chair Dahal, Senior Vice-Chairperson Narayan Kaji Shrestha, General-Secretary Gurung while Socialist Party's Chair Mahindra Raya Yadav, Co-Chair Shrestha, and General-Secretary Yadav were present in the meeting.
