KATHMANDU: The four-party Socialist Front, comprising CPN (Maoist Centre), CPN (Unified Socialist), Communist Party of Nepal, and Nepal Samajwadi Party, held a meeting on Tuesday at the Unified Socialist’s central office in Aloknagar.

The meeting focused on reviving the alliance’s activities, reviewing recent political developments, and discussing future strategies.

The gathering comes amid mounting internal pressure on Maoist Chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ and Unified Socialist Chair Madhav Kumar Nepal.

Prachanda has repeatedly proposed party unification with Nepal, but progress remains stalled.

Madhav Nepal is reportedly reluctant due to the risk of internal splits, as several senior leaders in his party are inclined to return to the UML.

Meanwhile, both leaders face growing dissent. Nepal is entangled in a corruption case and facing leadership challenges within his party.

In the Maoist Centre, Deputy General Secretary Janardan Sharma has publicly accused Prachanda of corruption and is pushing for leadership change, deepening internal rifts.

Despite multiple rounds of dialogue between Prachanda and Nepal, and discussions of possible electoral alliances in the 2084 (2027) elections, formal unification talks remain off the table.

Unified Socialist leaders have expressed disinterest in merging and instead aim to strengthen the Socialist Front.

Prachanda’s efforts to bring Netra Bikram Chand ‘Biplav’ into the Maoist party and unify with Mahindra Raya Yadav’s NSP have also failed to gain traction.

The Socialist Front, dormant since its last protest in March, now seeks to regain relevance amid growing instability in its constituent parties.