The Constituent Assembly (CA) was dissolved without fulfilling its main responsibility of promulgating a constitution. Despite trying for four years, the political parties could not draft it. Towards the end, mainly UCPN (M), Nepali Congress, UML, and UDMF had held discussions on the disputed issues of constitution-drafting. However, there was no concrete outcome. Although the…

There was no consensus among the parties on state restructuring, which has remained one of the most disputed issues in constitution-drafting. The dispute remained whether state restructuring should be based on a single identity or multi-identity. While there was no consensus among UCPN (M), Nepali Congress, UML, and United Democratic Madhesi Front (UDMF) on the…

UCPN (M), Nepali Congress, and UML reached a five-point agreement on state bodies, form of government, formation of parliament, judiciary, and constitutional court, which included the multi-ethnic character of all the states, 11 states under state restructuring, states to be named by the state assemblies, and a formation of a central federal commission for delineating…

While UCPN (M), Nepali Congress, UML, and United Madhesi Democratic Front (UDMF) were engaged in discussions on state restructuring, the country saw protests and bandas for and against it. There was no agreement among the parties after UCPN (M) went for naming the provinces after single ethnic groups and other parties were against naming the…

UCPN (M), Nepali Congress, UML, and United Democratic Madhesi Front (UDMF) who had been engaged in discussions to resolve the disputed of the constitution have entered into a national consensus government. Nepali Congress and UML put on pressure on prime minister Baburam Bhattarai to resign to pave the way for a national consensus government. they…