Leaders of the Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist–Leninist (CPN-UML) faction led by Madhav Kumar Nepal and Jhalanath Khanal on March 15 met leaders of the faction led by party Chair and Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli in an attempt to reconcile their differences, but failed to do so, reports The Himalayan Times. The bone of contention is the March 12 decision taken by Oli that divested leaders close to Nepal and Khanal of key responsibilities in the party. The Nepal-Khanal faction wants Oli to rescind the decision, but Oli is sticking to his guns. Emerging from the meeting, Nepal told media persons that his faction told Oli to rescind his March 12 decision and restore the party structure that existed before the CPN-UML's merger with the CPN-Maoist Centre.