Kathmandu, July 1 -- A day after senior ruling party leaders, including Pushpa Kamal Dahal, demanded Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli's resignation as both party chair and prime minister, more party leaders added their voices to the chorus on Wednesday.

Only five leaders spoke on Wednesday at the ongoing ruling party's Standing Committee meeting, as there was a meeting of the House of Representatives to express condolences over the death of lawmaker Gyan Kumari Chhantyal. According to party spokesperson Narayan Kaji Shrestha, Nanda Kumar Prasain, Peshal Khatiwada, Leelamani Pokhrel, Matrika Yadav and Yogesh Bhattarai spoke at the meeting.

Among the five leaders, three of them-Khatiwada, Yadav and Pokhrel-demanded Oli's resignation while the...