Kathmandu, Jan. 21 -- After a month-long negotiation, Nepal Communist Party Co-chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal on Sunday managed to extract a concession from Co-chair KP Sharma Oli-Agni Sapkota for the House Speaker.

Oli had long been trying to install Subas Nembang as the new Speaker but Dahal's exercise has paid off and Sapkota is now the candidate of choice for both chairs of the ruling party.

Sapkota's selection has settled a month-long row and provided insight into Dahal's machinations within the ruling party, especially at a time when he has appeared to be on the backfoot against Oli, who is also the prime minister.

"At least in this instance, Oli appears to have been out-manoeuvred by Dahal," said a central committee member who spoke o...