Tensions Rise Between Nepali Congress and CPN-UML Over Bagmati Province Leadership

Hetauda. A dispute has emerged between the two major ruling parties, the Nepali Congress and the CPN-UML, regarding the leadership of the Bagmati Province government.The UML insists that the government leadership should be handed over according to a pre-determined agreement, while the Congress claims no such agreement exists. Following the new coalition formed at the central level, the Bagmati Province government was formed on 2081 Shrawan 7 under the leadership of Bahadur Singh Lama of the Nepali Congress. According to the UML, there was a gentleman's agreement to rotate the leadership every 20 months. The UML leaders claim this agreement...