Nepal, May 1 -- The CPN (Unified Socialist) that joined the five-party ruling alliance as a junior partner, is battling internal conflicts as well as tensions with the alliance partners.

The party was not initially included when the new ruling coalition was formed on March 4.

The party was admitted into the fold only a few days after the big parties in the coalition felt the necessity of involving the fringe party for the formation of provincial governments. Realising their importance, the leaders of the Unified Socialist stepped up bargaining, occasionally causing irritation among the major parties.

Some Unified Socialist leaders including party chair Madhav Kumar Nepal publicly expressed dissatisfaction, alleging that the big parties...