K.P. Sharma Oli and will attempt to become Nepal’s next Prime Minister after the July 21 no-trust vote.During his three-day visit, Mr. Yadav met with official interlocutors and several opposition leaders including Congress leader Karan Singh, JD(U)’s Sharad Yadav, Nationalist Congress Party leader Devi Prasad Tripathi.“Mr. Yadav sought our support for Mr. Prachanda as there are some misperceptions about Mr. Prachanda in Delhi,” a source who participated in the discussions told The Hindu hinting at the perception that the Maoist leader is close to Beijing.Mr. Prachanda and leader of the Nepali Congress Sher Bahadur Deuba are two contenders for the top post in Nepal who are likely to lead the next government if Mr. Oli’s government falls on July 21.Days before Nepal’s Parliament elects a new government, a prominent leader and confidant of chief contender, Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’, was in Delhi to canvass for support.The July 15-17 visit of Matrika Yadav, member of the ‘Headquarters’, Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist-Centre), came days after a senior government official told the media that India was not interfering in Nepal’s political developments.Mr. Prachanda severed coalition ties with Prime Minister
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