Chitwan, Nepal: Nepali Congress leader Balkrishna Khand has made clear that the Nepali Congress will assist to be formed leftist government by staying in the opposition.

As the party has no people's verdict to form a new government, we will stay in the opposition and lend the constructive support to a new government on the basis of its policies and programs, Khand said. 

Nepali Congress leader Khand, who is also known as the nearer of the party president and Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, has made the statement while speaking at a press meet organized by the Nepal Press Union, Chitwan chapter on Friday.

The Nepali Congress has no any official plan to form a new government or to join in a new government, Khand said while responding to the query of the media persons. 
Khand’s statement has come at a time when there is also a speculation that Nepali Congress would join in the government in case of the CPN Maoist Center agree to form new government by detaching the relations with the CPN UML.

The party has to be reformed making able to win two third majorities in future election by ending the culture of factionalism, Khand said adding that the existing leadership should be made strong to achieve the goal.

The party should be concentrated to transform the party’s structure as per the changing structure of the state but not to change the leadership of the party because such a practice would fuel intra-party disputes if the party leadership was changed at the present time, Khand said.