Despite the protests and opposition from all quarters, the High-Level Political Committee comprising of main leaders of UCPN (M), Nepali Congress, CPN (UML), and United Democratic Madhesi Front recommended to the government the name of Lokman Singh Karki, who had been a very controversial chief secretary of the government during the royal rule, to the post of the Chief Commissioner of the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority. The President was also criticised after he approved of the nomination on the recommendation of the Constitutional Council. The uncertainty about the election to the Constituent Assembly remained. While the Election Commission moved ahead with its preparations for the election, the political parties got entangled on Constituent Assembly election ordinance. However, they also continued their preparations for the election through various programmes. They also began to accuse each other and stooped to give warnings to others. The election to the Free Students Union at Tribhuvan University was postponed despite vigorous preparations at the last moment due to disputes.

The Lokman Singh AffairAfter the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Khil Raj Regmi became the Chairperson of the Election Council of Ministers, UCPN (M), Nepali Congress, UML, and UDMF discussed the appointment of officials to the constitutional bodies. Based on political partitioning, the Election Commission went to UML, Office of the Auditor General to Nepali Congress, and Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority to UCPN (M). While there was no controversy with appointment to the constitutional bodies, the appointment of Lokman Singh Karki to the Chief of the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority after his name started to be circulated. This divided the political parties, media, civil society into for-and-against camps. Despite protests, the political parties did not back down from appointing him. The leaders of UCPN (M), Congress, UML, and UDMF in the high-level mechanism agreed to appoint Karki as the Chief of the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority.