No All-Party but Majority Government

Wednesday, March 5, 2014
Written By: Bhuwan KC/ Tilak Pathak

Only about three months after the elections to the CA II, a majority government under Congress president Sushil Koirala was formed. Congress attempted to form an all-party government with the parties in the CA, but it was not successful and formed a majority government with UML and other parties. However, relations with UML showered right in the beginning with issues of power distribution. The dispute between Congress and UML regarding the Home Ministry portfolio led to delays in expansion of the Cabinet. A few issues related directly and indirectly to the drafting of the constitution were accomplished in the meantime. But these moved in very slow speed. The demand for election of the president raised by UCPN (M) and UML died down slowly with time. UCPN (M) which had been alleging institutional vote rigging in the CA elections and demanding a probe could not raise the issue effectively in the parliament as well.