KATHMANDU: Lawmakers of ruling party of the now dissolved House of Representatives close to Prime Minister and party co-chair KP Sharma Oli have gathered at the PM's official residence in Baluwatar.

Deputy Prime Minister Ishwar Pokhrel, Finance Minister Bishnu Paudel, former speaker Subas Nembang, among others, are present at the meeting.

However, Home Minister Ram Bahadur Thapa, who did not resign en mass along with other ministers from erstwhile Maoist Centre is not present at the meeting. On the contrary, Ministry of Industries, Commerce and Supplies Lekhraj Bhatta is the only person from the erstwhile Maoist Centre present at the same.

In a sudden but not entirely unexpected move, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli had recommended the dissolution of House of Representatives on Sunday morning. The recommendation was then swiftly approved by the President, while also announcing fresh mid-term elections to be held in two rounds in April-May in 2020.