Vice-chair of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Bamdev Gautam, who till a few weeks ago was siding with the party’s faction led by Co-Chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal and senior leader Madhav Kumar Nepal, on August 5, said he was in no camp, reports The Himalayan Times. Gautam issued a press statement through his Personal Aide Bishwamani Subedi, saying he was not with any camp within the party. His statement gives some respite to Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, who has fallen in minority in the NCP’s Standing Committee and Central Committee. According to the statement, Gautam told Dahal when the latter went to meet him at his residence that he was in favour of party unity and he was not with any faction or leader. Dahal had gone to Gautam’s residence to ascertain his support in the fight against Oli. Earlier, on July 28, Gautam mooted a six-point proposal suggesting that Oli be allowed to stay as PM until the term of the House of Representatives ended and chairman of the party until the next General Convention. The proposal adds that Dahal should assume the executive chairperson of the party.