NCP eyes return to power in provinces as NC-UML alliance frays

Province-specific coalition talks could produce new governments in Sudurpaschim, Karnali and beyond.

A year after its dramatic ouster from both federal and provincial government, the Nepali Communist Party (NCP), which is the unified front of the former CPN (Maoist Centre) and the CPN (Unified Socialist) among others, is preparing for a political comeback across provinces.