 "Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets Nepalese counterpart Pushpa Kamal Dahal during a ceremonial reception at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi")
A perception that India is supporting ongoing instability in Nepal is likely to alienate its people and political parties. Media reports in India indicate that “political and government sources” prefer mid-term general elections in Nepal.
The current political turmoil in Nepal has grown out of a leadership challenge to Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli from within his own party, the Nepal Communist Party (NCP). He has converted it into a larger institutional crisis by dissolving Parliament.
However, Nepal’s constitutionally elected Pratinidhi Sabha or Parliament can legally continue for its full five-year term. A new government can yet be formed
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