After the possibility of sending the report of the Dialogue and Consensus Committee on the disputed issues of the constitution to the Constituent Assembly back to the Dialogue Committee for new attempts at consensus, Congress and UML held separate discussions on whether to form a new committee or to move forward directly. As the Constituent Assembly chairperson Subash Chandra Nemwang was preparing to form a new committee as per the CA Regulations, Congress and UML stressed on tabling of the issues in the Constituent Assembly and endorsement of the same and sending it to the Constitution-drafting Committee instead of forming a new committee. The two parties decided to endorse their proposal directly after concluding that forming a questionnaire would lengthen the constitution-drafting process.1

To do that, they had reached a conclusion that a few amendments in their common concept would be sufficient. They had concluded that moving forward by preparing questions on issues that could be agreed with UCPN (M) and other opposition parties would lengthen the process. Then, a meeting of UML parliamentary party at its office in Singha Darbar decided to submit its proposal after a few amendments. Meanwhile, in a meeting of Congress parliamentary party at the office of the prime minister at Baluwatar, Constituent Assembly members pressured the leaders to not back down in the face of intimidation and threats from UCPN (M).2

Though Congress and UML were in favour of taking the common concept forward, they left the door to agreements open. UML standing committee meeting also decided to be flexible on the form of governance if UCPN (M) shows some flexibility on federalism. UML also stated that it could be flexible on judicial system. UML had already reached an agreement with Congress on executive prime minister elected from the parliament and constitutional president, now it was ready to change its position to directly elected executive prime minister if UCPN (M) accepted pluralism and lowered the number of states. Similarly, Congress Constituent Assembly members suggested the leadership to be flexible on judicial system of UCPN (M) and Madhes-focused parties come to consensus.