KATHMANDU, FEBRUARY 03

Supporters of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli staged a motorcycle rally in solidarity with the PM's decision to dissolve the House of Representatives, in Kathmandu, on Wednesday.

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Seen in the pictures are tens of thousands of people who arrived from various parts of the country to take part in a mass gathering, organised by Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli's supporters, in response to the recent protests held by the other splinter group of Nepal Communist Party (NCP), in Kathmandu, on Friday, February 5, 2021. Photo: Skanda Gautam/THT

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Poster of the invitation to mass gathering organised by Oli faction of ruling NCP in Kathmandu on Friday. Photo: Surya Thapa/Twitter

VIDEO: PM KP Sharma Oli's show-of-strength in Kathmandu

People came out into the streets of the capital city to support PM Oli's move of December 20 to dismantle the Lower Houser of federal parliament and call for elections more than a year ahead of schedule.

The Prime Minister's decision has caused much chaos within the political sphere of the nation resulting in a split in his own party, the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP).

Some glimpses of today's rally have been captured by photojournalist Naresh Shrestha for The Himalayan Times -

Supporters of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli staging a motorcycle rally in solidarity with the PM's decision to dissolve the House of Representatives, in Kathmandu, on Wednesday, February 03, 2021. Photo: Naresh Shrestha/THT
Supporters of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli staging a motorcycle rally in solidarity with the PM's decision to dissolve the House of Representatives, in Kathmandu, on Wednesday, February 03, 2021. Photo: Naresh Shrestha/THT

Photo: Naresh Shrestha/THT
Photo: Naresh Shrestha/THT

Photo: Naresh Shrestha/THT
Photo: Naresh Shrestha/THT

Photo: Naresh Shrestha/THT
Photo: Naresh Shrestha/THT