The Chandra Kant Raut-led Janmat Party and the Ranjita Shrestha-led Nagarik Unmukti Party(NUP) on January 9, reached a 12-point deal for functional unity with the aim of increasing their bargaining power ahead of the Cabinet expansion, reports The Himalayan Times. The Janmat Party won six First Past-the-Post(FPTP) seats in the House of Representatives (HoR), whereas the Nagarik Unmukti Party(NUP) won three FPTP seats. Both the parties are partners in the seven-party alliance led by the Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (CPN-M) and stated that they will join the government if their demands are met. Both the parties extended their support to the Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda-led government and the Janmat Party also sent one of its lawmakers as a minister in the new Cabinet.