Kathmandu. A dramatic change has taken place in the regional power equation of Nepal amid growing coldness and political strife within the ruling coalition. With the collapse of cooperation between the Nepali Congress and the CPN-UML in the Far West, Karnali and Bagmati provinces, the two major communist forces, the UML and the Nepali Communist Party (NCP) are going to stand together again after almost 25 months.

On Tuesday, UML president KP Sharma Oli and CPN coordinator Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachand' had a three-hour intensive discussion.