On the eve of the current elections, an alliance of the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist- Leninist) and the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre), including a few smaller Communist groups, was formed to contest elections. It is also quite evident that China is backing the Communist alliance headed by KP Sharma Oli of CPN (UML). The Communist alliance is largely contesting the elections on an anti-India plank while Nepali Congress and its allies are following a middle path. According to some pundits, the chances of a coalition or Prachanda realigning with Nepali Congress seem to be less likely. Obviously, implications for India in many ways would be negative if the Communist alliance gains a majority.

Source: dna December 03, 2017 01:52 UTC