In fresh remarks reported over the past week by Nepal News, Khabarhub and Radio Nepal, Nepali Communist Party (NCP) coordinator Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' has once again stated that his party will go into the March 5 House of Representatives election without electoral alliances.
Prachanda told party leaders that there would be no seat‑sharing or coordination with other parties, including the CPN‑UML and Nepali Congress. In interviews, co‑coordinator Madhav Kumar Nepal has echoed this line, saying there is "no basis" for an electoral understanding with the UML under current conditions.
These statements come despite speculation in Nepali and Indian media about possible alignments among left forces, including the earlier merger of multiple communist groups into the present NCP and reports of informal dialogues with UML chair KP Sharma Oli. Prachanda has sought to distinguish long‑term left consolidation from short‑term seat deals.
For voters, this matters in at least two ways. First, an NCP that contests alone may further fragment the left vote, making outcomes in many FPTP constituencies less predictable. Second, the refusal of major actors to enter pre‑poll alliances can be read either as a sign of confidence in their own brands or as a bet that post‑poll bargaining will deliver power regardless of what voters intended.