Key Ally Withdraws Support from Pushpa Kamal Dahal Government, Plunging Nepal into Deeper Crisis.

Kathmandu: Nepal plunged deeper into political crisis on Wednesday as a key ally withdrew its support from Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal’s government, exacerbating the political instability that began with a hung parliament after the 2022 general elections.

The Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist Leninist), or CPN-UML, the second-largest party in federal parliament, has pulled out its support and recalled its ministers from Dahal’s cabinet.

“Our ministers submitted their resignation to the PM today,” said Mahesh Bartaula, the party’s chief whip. The CPN-UML withdrew its support a day after reaching an agreement with the Nepali Congress, the country’s largest political party, to form a “national consensus government.”

This withdrawal leaves Dahal’s government in a minority in parliament, raising concerns over governance and stability in the Himalayan nation.