The UCPN (M)-led alliance on the first day withdrew its three-day mass protests, which increased tensions within it. There were talks among the parties to forge consensus for drafting the constitution, but there was no formal progress. Then the earthquake occurred. After the massive loss of life and property, the government and the parties focused…

There were formal and informal talks among the political parties, bilateral and trilateral, to draft the constitution. The UCPN (M)-led alliance returned to the parliament, but after there was no agreement on the issues of the constitution, the alliance announced protest programmes. The talks also did not yield any concrete agreements. Then the UCPN (M)-led…

Prime Minister Sushil Koirala made formal and informal efforts at dialogue. But the opposition t it incomplete. As the constitution-drafting through a majoritarian process was not stopped as demanded by the opposition and also failing to hold dialogue with them, UCPN (M) leadership boycotted the Constituent Assembly. In addition, RPP (Nepal) also expressed its opposition…

Despite fierce opposition from the UCPN (M)-led 30-party alliance, the Constituent Assembly formed a questionnaire committee to finalise the disputed issues of the constitution. Though the ruling coalition urged talks to be carried along with the Constituent Assembly procedures, the UCPN (M)-led alliance rejected the offer. The possibility of the ruling coalition and the opposition…

In the end, the Constituent Assembly was unable to promulgate the constitution on the scheduled date. During the last Constituent Assembly elections, the main parties had committed to the people to promulgate the constitution within one year. To fulfil that commitment, the Constituent Assembly had prepared a one-year timetable to promulgate the constitution by January…