Kathmandu, March 31 -- There have been three changes in the ruling coalition in the past 15 months and yet the rumours of government change refuse to die down. Leaders of the largest party, the Nepali Congress, are already advocating for a stronger coalition that can address the country's multiple problems.

Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, during his floor test earlier this month, had challenged the Congress to join hands with the CPN-UML, the second largest, to topple his government, saying that he would be ready to sit in the opposition in that case.

Speaking before him, UML chair KP Sharma Oli, while endorsing Dahal in the confidence vote, had complained that the Congress had ignored his party's overtures when it wanted to discuss ...