Seven leftist parties, led by the CPN (Maoist Centre), are moving toward unification. The alliance includes the Maoist Centre, Unified Socialist, Mahendra Raya Yadav’s Nepal Socialist Party, Prem Bahadur Singh’s CPN, Raju Karki’s Socialist Party, Subas Kafle’s Jana Samajwadi, and Chiran C’s group. Discussions indicate Prachanda will lead the unified party, with Madhav Kumar Nepal as co-coordinator.