In yet another twist to the intense political drama, the debutant party from the Terai plains that emerged as a kingmaker, the Madhesi Janadhikar Forum (MJF) said, they would stake claim to forming a coalition government backed by Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala’s Nepali Congress (NC) and the Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (UML).
“Our presidential candidate was defeated,” Maoist chief Prachanda said at a press conference at the party’s parliamentary office on Tuesday, called to announce its decision not to lead the new government.
“This situation and subsequent political developments have ended our party’s claim to form the new government. The presidential election result, ethically, puts us in the position of the opposition.”
Prachanda, who had announced his intention to become the new prime minister of Nepal after his party won an unexpected victory in the April election said, the Maoists would now sit in opposition in the house and support the activities of the government or oppose them on the basis of their principles.
