Co-chairpersons of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) — Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and Pushpa Kamal Dahal — today accepted the 18-page report submitted by the six-member task force led by party General Secretary Bishnu Prasad Paudel.

According to Oli’s Press Adviser Surya Thapa, the two chairpersons held talks here today and fixed the date for the next Secretariat meeting on August 29 to discuss the task force report.

The task force has stated that Oli will remain the prime minister till the general election and will focus on governance, while Dahal will hold party meetings, implement party decisions and focus mainly on party affairs.

The task force also suggested that the party prepare for the first unity convention scheduled for April 7-12 on the basis of consensus.

Dahal’s personal aide Bishnu Sapkota said the task force report would be discussed in the party Secretariat and the Standing Committee.

NCP Standing Committee member Lilamani Pokharel said the task force report was just a suggestion and would be discussed in the Standing Committee. NCP’s internal feud intensified after the faction led by Dahal and senior leader Madhav Kumar Nepal asked Oli to quit either as PM or party co-chair, but PM Oli refused to oblige.

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