Prachanda meets royalists to discuss current politics

Kamal Thapa, a staunch royalist met Maoist chairman Prachanda this morning to discuss "possible cooperation" between the two parties against the "foreign interference in national politics".

The Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal (RPP-N) chairman during the meeting also advised Maoist leader to lead the new government.

The largest party in the constituent assembly, CPN (Maoist), which has refused to take the leadership of new government after its presidential candidate Ram Raja Prasad Singh lost the presidential election, has begun consultation with leaders of various parties and civil society activists.

Party chair Prachanda had held discussion with civil society leaders at his Naya Bazaar residence this morning on the future course of the Nepali politics.

The civil society leaders are learnt to have advised the Maoist chairman to lead the new government.

The Maoist party also has called a joint meeting with all 25 parties in the Constituent Assembly to discuss the new political scenario created after.

Maoists' call for all-party consultation is looked at as an initiative taken to explore the possibility of an alternative alliance against the Nepali Congress-CPN (UML)-Madhesi Janadhikar Forum (MJF) combine that practically sidelined the Maoists in the presidential elections.