The main ally in the three-party alliance, Maoist agreed to provide second hierarchal position in the government to the UML, the third largest party in the Constituent Assembly (CA) and the second major in the alliance.

The two major communist parties finally reached to an understanding at a meeting held this noon between Maoist chairman and Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal and UML general secretary Jhalanath Khanal.

Earlier, the UML had announced not to join the government at the eleventh hour after the Maoist placed its senior leader and Minister for Finance Dr Babu Ram Bhattarai at the second hierarchal position in the cabinet.

Emerging from today’s conclusive meeting at Maoist CA party office in Singhadurbar, Prime Minister Dahal informed that the minister nominees of the UML will be sworn in on Friday.

The UML has already decided that a team led by Bamdev Gautam will represent the party in the government. Gautam has been nominated the Minister for Home Affairs in the Maoist-led government.

UML chief Khanal said that the party is participating in the government since the conflict over hierarchal issue has been resolved.

He further went on to deny the reports about differences within the party over the nominees to be participating in the government. The party will now secure six ministries as per the earlier power sharing deal.