Kathmandu. The leadership of former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli is now being openly rejected in the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist Leninist) (NCPA-EML) and senior party officials have demanded a change of leadership.
During an organizational meeting of the party on Saturday, several senior officials demanded the resignation of president and former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli. It is reported that in the meeting of NCP-ML party officials, four big officials have advised Oli to step down from the post.
This is the first time that party officials and senior leaders considered close to Oli have openly raised the demand for change of leadership within the party. There have been sporadic demands for his resignation after the Jenji rebellion in Nepal and after the election results were announced.
It is reported that on Saturday, the second day of the meeting of office bearers which started from Friday at Oli residence after the March 5 elections, Vice President Ram Bahadur Thapa, Vishnu Paudel, General Secretary Shankar Pokharel and Prithvi Subba Gurung raised the issue of change of leadership and demanded Oli’s resignation. These leaders, who strongly supported Oli in the 11th convention of the party, said that now Amale needs the direction of new leadership. During the meeting, Paudel expressed dissatisfaction over the party’s decision to remove the age limit and two-term system for leadership posts. He said that the party cannot move forward under the current leadership style.
“The party cannot run like this. We all, including the leadership, will have to reform ourselves, otherwise the party will head towards decline,” Paudel said. He also said that after the elections of 21 February and the demonstrations of 8 and 9 September 2025, the political circumstances of Nepal have changed a lot and AML cannot proceed with the old working style.
Similarly, Gurung said that Emale is not anyone’s private company and Oli cannot remain on the post of president indefinitely. Oli was clearly angered by Gurugram’s comment, which led to a tense debate between the two leaders in the meeting.
Party secretary Mahesh Basnet said, “When the leaders who stood by Oli for a long time started maintaining distance, Oli appeared disappointed and angry. The discussion became heated for some time after Gurung said that Emale was not a private company.”
Oli also warned that leaders who do not support the party in difficult times may have to face consequences during future distribution of responsibilities.
Most of the officials participating in the party secretariat meeting say that in the 11th General Conference, Oli appeared disappointed after hearing criticism from the same leaders who played an important role in taking them to top positions.
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