Kathmandu, Jan. 6 -- On December 28, Leaders from the Janata Samajbadi Party, Nepal (JSP-N), led by Upendra Yadav, and the Loktantrik Samajbadi Party, Nepal (LSP-N), of Mahantha Thakur, announced they had reunified their parties-the two major political forces in the Madhesh.

The announcement came hours after Rastriya Swatantra Party chair Rabi Lamichhane and Kathmandu Metropolitan City Mayor Balendra Shah signed a unity deal in the wee hours of that day.

The parties had come together just a day before the deadline for submitting the proportional representation (PR) candidates for the March 5 elections of the House of Representatives.

It's been over a week since the announcement of their reunification. But they are yet to make a formal ...