Kathmandu, May 15 -- CPN (Maoist Centre) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal, who has commanded the party since its inception three decades ago, finds it difficult to get his instructions implemented at the provincial level despite his tight grip on the organisation, some recent developments suggest.

He repeatedly issued written as well as verbal instructions to reinstate Khagaraj Bhatta as the Maoist Centre leader in the Sudurpaschim Provincial Assembly. The instructions have been consistently ignored by Maoist lawmakers from the rival faction of the same party, increasing intra-party tension.

Chairman Dahal had summoned ten Maoist provincial assembly members from Sudurpaschim to Kathmandu to discuss the organisational issue. However, the meet...