Nepal, Aug. 11 -- The main opposition party CPN (Maoist Centre) has been embroiled in a power struggle with leader Janardan Sharma making a claim for party chair's post. Separately, the party is on a nationwide 'awakening campaign'. The Post's Biken K Dawadi sat down with the party's vice-chair, Pampha Bhusal, to discuss the Maoist Centre's internal power struggle, transfer of power, and its declining popularity.

Maoist Centre's share of lawmakers in parliament has been declining over the past few elections. What accounts for this and how does the party hope to regain lost ground?

One big cause for our smaller presence in parliament is the party's fragmentation over the years. As a solution, we are trying to unite all the parties who be...