A meeting of the Party Unification Coordination Committee of the two left parties—CPN-UML and CPN (Maoist Center)—has commenced at the residence of UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli in Balkot, Bhaktapur on Thursday.

According to Maoist Centre Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal's press coordinator Manahari Timilsina, the agenda of the meeting is to form a common document on the political and ideological issues and discuss National Assembly (NA) election.

It is learnt that preparations are underway to form a committee to draft a common document on the political and ideological issues of the new party.

Members of the Coordination Committee and leaders of a joint task force formed for the NA election, among others, are present in the meeting.

CPN-UML Chairman Oli, senior leader Madhav Kumar Nepal, Vice-Chairman Bam Dev Gautam and General Secretary Ishwor Pokharel from the UML and Chairman Dahal, leader Narayan Kaji Shrestha and General Secretary Ram Bahadur Thapa from the Maoist Centre are present in the meeting.

The two parties had formed a seven-member task force under the headship of UML Vice-Chairman Bam Dev Gautam to carry out homework to give suggestions regarding good governance to the new government.

Similarly, another committee was formed under the leadership of UML leader Subash Chandra Nembang for the province government.