Nepal, March 5 -- In a dramatic political development, the year-long Nepali Congress and CPN (Maoist Centre) coalition collapsed on Monday, with Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal joining hands with the CPN-UML to revive the "left alliance."

Despite contesting the elections in a pre-poll alliance with the Congress, the Maoist Centre Chairman Dahal had become prime minister on December 26, 2022 with the UML's support. But the partnership couldn't last long after his party decided to support the Congress in the presidential election. The UML had pulled out of the government on February 27 last year.

Exactly a year later, Dahal changed his coalition partner to side with the UML again and restructured his Cabinet. He has inducted a minister ...