Kathmandu, July 3 -- After finding himself on shaky ground in the wake of growing calls from within his party to step down, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli on Thursday recommended prorogation of the ongoing session of the federal parliament. The recommendation was swiftly approved by the President.

Oli also reached out to the main opposition Nepali Congress and sought support in case his government falls in the minority. One option Oli is mulling, if he runs out of alternatives, is reintroducing the Ordinance to Political Parties Act, which was shelved in April after a huge controversy.

With the House session prorogued, Oli now has an opportunity to introduce an ordinance to amend the Political Parties Act 2073 to make it easier to split t...