After weeks of wrangling, ruling Nepal Communist Party chairs KP Sharma Oli and Pushpa Kamal Dahal appear to have reached a tactical understanding, and to manage the ongoing conflict a cabinet reshuffle is on the cards as part of a “package deal”.

The ruling party, for the past few months, has been in a crisis with the faction led by Dahal, backed by senior leaders Madhav Kumar Nepal and Jhala Nath Khanal, demanding Oli’s resignation both as party chair and prime minister.

As Oli and Dahal resumed talks after a break of nine days on August 13, the party, a day later, decided to form a six-member task force to suggest ways to resolve the conflict. The task force has two members each from Oli, Dahal and Nepal sides.

According to insiders, just as the task force begins its work, exercises will start to address the concerns of the Dahal-Nepal faction so as to resolve the ongoing disputes.

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