The Nepali Congress (NC), which emerged as the largest party in the Constituent Assembly (CA), called the meeting as part of its bid to form the new government under its leadership. Representatives of NC, CPN-UML, UCPN (Maoist), among other 32 parties represented in the CA, have attended the meeting.

On Monday, NC had formally urged UML to lend its support in the formation of new government under party President Sushil Koirala, who was elected NC's Parliamentary Party leader on Sunday.

Koirala had also asked UCPN (Maoist) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal for supporting a government under his leadership during a telephone conversation yesterday.

NC has intensified parleys with political parties after President Ram Baran Yadav on Sunday called on the parties to form a consensual government before February 2.