Kathmandu: The Election Commission on Monday refused to recognise the removal of PM Oli the post of chairperson citing it didn't come in line with the party's statute. This development came a day after a splinter group of the Nepal Communist Party (NCP) removed caretaker Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli from the party.

Nepal Election Commission spokesperson Raj Shrestha said that while taking a decision to remove KP Oli and appoint a new chairperson, the faction led by Pushpa Kamal Dahal and Madhav Kumar Nepal failed to follow the party's statute. He further added, "Likewise, the Oli faction's decision to remove Dahal as the executive chair and expand the Central Committee was also against the party statute." Shrestha then said, "Since the decisions by both factions didn't come in line with the party's statute, we can't update the NCP's details. We have notified KP Oli and PK Dahal making it clear that the Commission will maintain the party's existing details."

According to the election commission, the provision in the party statute that a party member subjected to action should be given time for clarification was not followed while taking action against Oli by the Dahal-Nepal faction, according to the EC.

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