Kathmandu, Feb. 8 -- The National Coordination Council meeting ended indecisively on Wednesday after the federal government sought until April to address the demands of subnational governments.

Led by the prime minister, the 20-member council is responsible for coordinating among the three tiers of government in law and policy formation on the issues of power devolution. Ministers for home affairs, finance, law and justice and general administration and federal affairs from Singha Durbar, provincial chief ministers, the leader of the opposition, and representatives from local governments are among the members of the council.

Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal had called the council's meeting for Wednesday amid the pressure from provincia...