Leaders say the committee will be one of five proposed in the rules of procedures. The tentatively titled Political Dialogue Committee (PDC) will be responsible for resolving contentious constitutional issues including federalism. All parties have in principle agreed to its formation though some fringe parties are lobbying to ensure their inclusion. The committee will be comprised of 81-members and the coordinator of the committee will be chosen through consensus.

Earlier, parties had agreed to form a High Level Political Committee (HLPC) to steer the political process. A top Nepali Congress (NC) leader said the PDC will replace the HLPC as any committee outside of the CA would infringe its jurisdiction.

 The committee will have a mandate to provide direction to other committees of the CA such as the Dispute Resolution Committee, Constitution Drafting Committee, Constitutional Record Study Committee and Public opinion Collection and Coordination Committee.

 According to a copy of the rules of procedures obtained by the Post, the PDC will enjoy the rights to make changes on the draft of a new constitution prepared by the Drafting Committee. The PDC will be given a free hand to hold talks outside of the CA in order to engage with the CPN-Maoist and address their issues and concerns. "The Committee would talk to parties inside and outside the CA, addressing agitating groups and other stakeholders to ensure their participation in the constitution-drafting process," the rules of procedures reads.

The Committee will organise meetings, seminars and other conferences with stakeholders to solicit views on contentious issues. The committee shall have the right to give directions to the government and other committees of the CA to implement past agreements and include them in the new constitution.

 Leadership of the committee will be contested among the parties. In informal meetings the UCPN (Maoist) has demanded leadership of the committee but there has not yet been any agreement.

 Top Maoist leaders, however, said the first and second parties are ready to cede the leadership of the committee to the UCPN (Maoist) to balance power in the constitution-drafting process. They argued that since it did not join government, having Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal at the committees helm would ensure an amicable power-sharing model necessary for drafting a constitution.  

In the first CA, Dahal led a cross-party mechanism called the dispute-resolution subcommittee and proposed the committee have a similar mandate. The new mechanism will not override the jurisdiction of the sovereign CA as decisions made by the committee must be endorsed by the House.