With Nepal's ruling party rivalries blowing up into a full-blown political crisis, drawing the attention and concern of two powerful neighbours, India and China, the Nepal Communist Party (NCP) faction led by Nepal PM K P Sharma Oli's rivals, Pushpa Kamal Dahal and Madhav Nepal, both former prime ministers, is exploring the possibility of forging alliances with the opposition Nepali Congress (NC) and the Janata Samajwadi Party Nepal (JSP-N), The Himalayan Times said