KATHMANDU: Internal differences over the names of ministerial nominees from the Nepali Congress, a major coalition ally, has delayed the expansion of Pushpa Kamal Dahal-led government. It was expected that Prime Minister Dahal, on Wednesday, would induct ministers from the Nepali Congress to give full shape to his government. But the largest party in the Parliament, Nepali Congress, failed to make final list of nominees today also, thanks to factionalism and differences between Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba and leader Ram Chandra Paudel. It is said that Deuba has already chosen ministers from his faction. Expressing discontent over the number of ministers and their portfolio that it would get, the Paudel faction, however, decided not to send any lawmakers lending support to Paudel to the Cabinet and thereby forcing the party president, Deuba, to withhold the final recommendation for Cabinet expansion. In a meeting held at Paudel's personal residence in Bohoratar, they criticised Deuba's modus operandi concluding it was not at a par with the party's tradition and made the decision not to take part in the government for now, Rastriya Samachar Samiti reported quoting lawmaker Gururaj Ghimire. The Parliament had elected the Maoist chairman as KP Sharma Oli's successor on August 3. He assumed his office the following day, forming a mini-Cabinet incorporating other five ministers -- two from Nepali Congress and three his party, CPN Maoist Centre. Nepali Congress had sent Bimalendra Nidhi as the second man and Ramesh Lekhak as a senior minister to the Cabinet when Prime Minister Dahal formed the government on August 4. Dahal expanded his Cabinet twice, first inducting nominees from two fringe parties and later more ministers from his party. Earlier, Nepali Congress President Deuba had bought his time to make recommendations owing to the general convention of party's students union. The Cabinet currently has 18 members, including Deputy Prime Minisers, 11 ministers and four state ministers. Nepali Congress, which is to get lion's share as per the power sharing deal between Deuba and Dahal, has to send 11 more ministers to the Cabinet.