Published On: February 20, 2018 06:50 AM NPT By: ROSHAN SEDHAI AND ASHOK DAHAL
KATHMANDU, Feb 20: The CPN-UML and CPN (Maoist Center), two leftist parties in charge of the federal government and six of the seven provinces, have struck a historic merger deal. A meeting of top leaders of the two parties at late night Monday officially approved the "left unity" deal agreeing, in principle, on party leadership, organization and ideology.