KATHMANDU: The standing committee meeting of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) has finally begun.

The meeting is being conducted at the Prime Minister's official residence in Baluwatar.

Standing Committee meeting of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) underway, at the Prime Minister's official residence in Baluwatar, Kathmandu, on Wednesday, December 16, 2020. Photo Courtesy: Rajan Kafle/Prime Minister's Secretariat

Co-chair of the party Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli is also present at the meeting with his contemporary, party's other co-chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal, after much speculation today.

Oli and Dahal had met this afternoon prior to the standing committee meeting. The two co-chairs held a discussion to dilute the dispute that has been afflicting the party.

Although the standing committee meeting was scheduled to begin at 1:00 pm today, it only commenced a while ago.