Maoists still eyeing power; attempt to form consensus Govt

Kathmandu, July 24: Making a last-ditch attempt to be in power, Maoist chief Prachanda on Thursday sought to rope in 22 fringe groups to form a consensus government in Nepal, barely two days after declaring that his party will sit in opposition in the wake of its crushing defeat in ... presidential poll.Prachanda met leaders of the small parties at the Maoists' Parliamentary Party office at Singhdurbar secretariat to discuss the ways to form the next government."We have discussed with the Maoists (issues) regarding formation of a new government," said Sadbhavana Party President Rajendra Mahato, one of the leaders who attended the He said the Maoists may join the government if the government is formed on the basis of national consensus."As we have to draft a new Constitution by forging a consensus in time, we should try to form a government with the inclusion of all political parties," he said."In such a situation we have advised the Maoists to form a government and they have taken it positively," said Mahato after coming out of the meeting with the Maoists' top leaders.The next government should be led by the Maoists and they should take the initiative to form it, he said."We will also join the government if necessary," he said adding all political parties should cooperate in formation of Earlier on Tuesday, Maoist chief Prachanda had said the former guerrillas will not join the government after their presidential candidate Ram Raja Prasad Singh's defeat at the hands of Nepali Congress-led tripartite alliance's Rarm Baran

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