According to Dr Ram Sharan Mahat, a central committee member, the meeting will officially stake claim for the leadership of the new majority government.[break]
Top NC leaders have already agreed that Paudel would be the party´s prime ministerial candidate to lead a majority government.
They have, however, decided to let Sher Bahadur Deuba take the lead in case of consensual government. Deuba has stepped back after the deadline for forming a consensus government expired on Wednesday.
In the meantime, top NC leaders have decided to hold talks with the CPN-UML and Madhes-based parties to garner support for the party´s prime ministerial candidate, said Dr Shekhar Koirala, a central committee leader of Congress.
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