Kathmandu, Aug. 25 -- Two fringe parties-the Ashok Rai-led Janata Samajbadi Party (JSP) and the Loktantrik Samajbadi Party (LSP)-that are in the ruling coalition have urged Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli to reshuffle ministers.

The JSP's central executive committee decided on Saturday to recall its ministers and replace them with new faces, giving Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli an ultimatum to make the changes by Wednesday.

The JSP wants its ministers, Pradeep Yadav, minister for water supply, and Nawal Kishore Sah Sudi, minister for women, children and senior citizens, to be replaced by Birendra Mahato and Ranju Kumari Jha, respectively. Yadav has resisted stepping down, prompting the party to issue the ultimatum.

JSP lawmaker Birendra Ma...