Nepal’s Political Shake-Up: Midnight Deal Ousts Prime Minister Prachanda

Nepal's two largest parties, Nepali Congress and CPN-UML, have struck a midnight deal to form a new 'national consensus government' aimed at ousting Prime Minister Prachanda. The agreement, signed by Sher Bahadur Deuba and K P Sharma Oli, includes a power-sharing formula and constitutional amendments.

In a dramatic overnight move, Nepal's two largest parties, Nepali Congress and CPN-UML, have reached an accord to establish a 'national consensus government' aimed at displacing Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, popularly known as Prachanda, according to media reports on Tuesday.

The historic agreement was signed at midnight by Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba and the ex-Prime Minister and CPN-UML Chairman K P Sharma Oli. The deal, reported by MyRepublica, is poised to become public on Tuesday.

Interestingly, preliminary discussions between the leaders took place on Saturday, hinting at a political realignment. Oli's CPN-UML subsequently withdrew its support from the Prachanda-led government, just four months after initially backing it, The Kathmandu Post revealed.