The Central Coordination Committee of the Progressive National Campaign, led by former Maoist Deputy General Secretary Janardan Sharma, has been made public. The 35-member committee was unveiled at a press conference in Kathmandu on Thursday.

Sharma, who is also a former home minister, is supported by leaders including former ministers Sudan Kiranti, Gehendra Dhakal, Arvind Yadav, Narayani Sharma, Janmadev Jaishi, Bimala Singh, Nirmala Gautam. The campaign has said that there is no alternative to holding elections on Falgun 21. Former minister Kiranti said that elections should be held on Falgun 21 under any circumstances.

Kiranti said that there will be unity with those who want to end inequality and poverty in Nepal. He claims that there will be no unity with the Nepali Communist Party. Kiranti accused Nepali Communist Party coordinator Pushpa Kamal Dahal of working to fulfill his own interests in the name of socialism, martyrdom, etc.

 Communist Party General Secretary Nekravitrim Chandra, Progressive Campaign leader and former Deputy General Secretary of the Maoists Janardan Sharma, and former General Secretary of the Unified Socialist Party of Nepal Ghanshyam Bhusal have reached an agreement in principle to collaborate for a broad leftist campaign.