The tripartite meeting among the ruling, opposition and agitating parties concluded without entering into the main topic on Monday.

The meeting was expected to make some headway on the demarcation issue and end near four months of political deadlock. The next meeting is scheduled for Wednesday.

Sanghiya Samajbadi Forum Nepal Vice Chairman Ashok Rai said the meeting ended without entering into the main topic. “We condemned government atrocity during the protests. No other issues were discussed,” he said.

UML leader Madhav Kumar Nepal said his proposal to put postpone the federal issue was turned down. “Other political leaders did not agree on my proposal to postpone the issue on federalism and the meeting concluded,” said Nepal.

Madhesi leaders including Mahantha Thakur, Laxman Lal Karn, Ashok Rai and Lal Babu Raut were present in the two-hour long meeting. Upendra Yadav and Rajendra Mahato are in Biratnagar and did not attend today’s meeting.

PM KP Sharma Oli had summoned the meeting in a bid to end the political deadlock gripping the country for nearly four months.

The demarcation of federal states has been the major bone of contention between the major parties and the agitating Madhesi parties. Despite multiple rounds of talks, an understanding on revising the state boundaries still remains unsolved.