Kathmandu, May 3 -- Amendment to the Constitution of Nepal was a major point in the seven-point agreement between the Nepali Congress and CPN-UML that laid the foundation for the formation of the incumbent KP Sharma Oli government in mid-July last year.

Other than in political speeches, the issue did not receive concrete attention after the government was formed. So much so that addressing the party's central committee in January, Oli had said amending the constitution would not be possible before 2087 BS or 2030-31. He claimed that waiting for five more years was necessary to push through the amendment.

However, the government's policies and programmes for the upcoming fiscal year 2025-26 has expressed commitment to revise the constitu...