Lumbini Province Government Formation Uncertain as Alliances Shift

Butwal. Uncertainty remains over the government formation in Lumbini Province after the alliance between the Nepali Congress and CPN-UML at the provincial level broke. The three largest parties in the province, Nepali Congress, CPN-UML, and Communist Party of Nepal (CPN), are currently awaiting directives from the center.

While the parties have stated they will abide by the central decision, they have intensified political discussions and meetings at the provincial level in their own ways. After the Congress decided to break the alliance with the UML, the CPN, which is the third largest force in the provincial assembly, has also increased its political activity.