Kathmandu, July 8 -- Prime Minister and Co-chair of the ruling Nepal Communist Party said on Friday that some people's statements that the party would split were nothing but wishful thinking.

"There is no need to wish, make attempts, suspect and imagine that the party will split," Oli said at a function organised at the party headquarters in Dhumbarahi to welcome leaders from different groups including the Samajbadi Party Nepal who joined the Nepal Communist Party.

But all is not well within the party, NCP insiders say.

"As far as I know, the conflict between the two top leaders [Oli and Pushpa Kamal Dahal] is just about to reach a tipping point," said Yubaraj Chaulagain, a central committee member, who represents the former Maoist par...