KATHMANDU: CPN Maoist Centre Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal on Friday showed up at Khulamanch, where the Federal Alliance was officially concluding its 39-day relay hunger strike, apparently seeking support from the agitating bloc to form a new government under his leadership.

Addressing the function, he said he has kept the Federal Alliance's demands on priority. "The first point of seven-point agreement between Nepali Congress and Maoist Centre has considered the Alliance's demands. Political solution will be sought [to address them] through positive dialogue," he said.

Dahal was accompanied by Purna Bahadur Khadka, leader of the Nepali Congress, which has backed the Maoist bid to topple the incumbent KP Sharma Oli-led coalition government, of which the Maoist party was a major ally till Tuesday, through a no-confidence vote.

The Parliament is scheduled to begin discussion on the no-confidence vote on Thursday.

Dahal wrote a solidarity message on visitors' book at the strike venue, expressing his commitment to addressing all the demands of Federal Alliance through constitutional amendments.

Dahal thanked the Alliance for continuing the protest, which he said, that he himself had initiated earlier.

Top leaders of the constituents of Federal Alliance, led by Federal Socialist Forum-Nepal Chairman Upendra Yadav, had participated in the relay hunger strike on its final day today.

Forging an agreement, the largest party Nepali Congress and the third largest CPN Maoist Centre have formed a new equation in a bid to form a new government. They have filed a no-confidence motion against the Prime Minister at the Parliament. The two parties, however, do not have enough seats in the Parliament to show a clear majority, and need support from the other parties.

The leaders of the constituents of protesting alliance, including those in the United Democratic Madhesi Front, have publicly said that their parties would help the Nepali Congress-Maoist alliance to pull down the Oli-led government.

Some have hinted that they could even join the next government, likely to be formed under Dahal's premiership, provided their demands would be met.

The Federal Alliance's co-ordinator and Federal Social Forum-Nepal's chairman, Upendra Yadav, however, made it clear at the programme that the agitating parties would not join the government unless its demands, including formation of autonomous provinces based on the size of population, were met.

"Our agitation garners support from the people of all walks of life and thus the state should support (sic) it, " Yadav said in his speech.

He further warned of violence in the country if the demands were not addressed.

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