Kathmandu, Nov. 18 -- Prime Minister and Nepal Communist Party Co-chair KP Sharma Oli, who appeared to have been in a bid to consolidate power despite his weakening health, now seems to have decided to make some concessions.

While Oli is going to keep governance issues with himself through his trusted leaders, particularly Ishwar Pokhrel, who is deputy prime minister, minister for defence and also a party secretariat member, he will allow Co-chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal to look after party affairs.

According to leaders, Sunday's secretariat meeting, held a day after Oli underwent a third round of haemodialysis in two weeks, revolved around these major issues and concrete decisions are expected after another secretariat meeting to be held in...