Even though the leftist alliance, forged among the two major communist parties of Nepal- CPN UML and the UCPN Maoist Center have secured comfortable majority require to run the new government from the recently held parliamentary elections, there is no sign that formation of new government would take places soon. The political parties particularly the government allies and the leftist alliance have indulged on the blame game for the ongoing dillydallying to for a new government as per the fresh mandate of the elections. The leftist alliance has been blaming the government and its allies for lingering the government formation process misinterpreting the constructional provisions.
The leftist alliance, particularly the UML has also been accusing the Election Commission (EC) of supporting to the government allies by not declaring the election results. However, the EC has been insisting citing a constitutional provision that election results of the legislative parliament would not be declared unless the elections for the National Assembly is held. Similarly, the Nepali congress, the head of the incumbent government, has also been labeling counter blame to the leftist alliance of creating hurdles to functionalize the government triggering delay to handover the leadership of the government.
Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, who is also the president of the Nepali Congress, had made a statement recently that he is willing to leave the government within one minute if anybody come claiming the post of Prime Minister in accordance with the constitution. His grievance was that to whom and on what basis should he leave the government? His question seems rational as no base is made yet to form a new government due to the absence of the parliament. Constitutionally, President has to call the parties represent to the parliament to form the new government.
But it is not happened yet due to the absence of the legislative parliament. Since, the election results under the Proportional Representation (PR)system is not declared yet due to the absence of the national assembly elections, neither the position of the parties is cleared nor the parliament can come into function. It is obvious that no one would stop the leftist alliance to form the new government after completion of the national assembly election even though speculations are also being riffed that the Nepali Congress would not leave the government even after the national assembly elections.
The possibility of forming the new government sans UML would not discard as none of the party has secured majority in the elections. As the possibility of unity among the CPN UML and the Maoist Center is getting slim due to the leadership tussles, it is likely that the UCPN Maoist Center chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal would explore the idea to form the new government under his leadership by taking into confidence the Madhes based parties including the Nepali Congress as of the blame labeled now to the Nepali Congress. As international Community, particularly the neighboring India is not in favor of the possible UML led government, the Nepali congress has to stay in the government even if the UML failed to take into confidence the Maoist.
These all would be a matter just to be suspicious, but the fact is that new government would be formed sans Nepali Congress. Recent position gained by the Nepali Congress would be opportune moment to the Nepali Congress to stay in the opposition bench rather than in the government. Staying in the opposition would provide chance to the Nepali Congress not only to self-reflect but also to transforming its ways and working style of the leaders by mending the internal rifts. Considering to the overall situation of the country, all the political parties, particularly the major three, should concentrate to transform the leadership of the government in accordance of the constitutional provisions rather than indulging on the blame games.
