Deputy Prime Minister Bijaya Kumar Gachhadar called on Nepali Congress President Sushil Koirala at the latter's residence in Maharajgunj on Saturday morning. Gachhadar went to meet Koirala shortly before a meeting of NC office bearers.

During the meeting, DPM Gachhadar, who also chairs the Madhesi Janadhikar Forum-Loktantrik (MJF-L), put forth a proposal to select a common candidate based on consensus among the four major political parties for the election of president and vice president.

Gachhadar opined that the current political impasse could be resolved only if the alliance of four major political parties could be strengthened.

According to sources, DPM Gachhadar's meeting with Koirala was a move to improve the ties among four major parties that were strained during the Prime Ministerial election.

The Legislature-Parliament will begin the election process for president and vice president at a meeting today, it is learnt.