The summit meeting of the ruling seven party alliance and the Maoists formally resumed from 11 a.m. this morning, less than 12 hours after they adjourned the summit meeting on Monday night.

According to reports, the meeting is discussing on the issues of interim legislature, interim government and modalities for holding the elections of the constituent assembly among others.

The meeting is discussing the proposal submitted by the task force of eight political parties.

Before the formal meeting top leaders of the Seven Party Alliance as well as the Maoists held consultations this morning.

Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala, Maoist chairman Prachanda and CPN UML general secretary Madhav Kumar Nepal held separate meeting before the summit level talks. Koirla, Prachanda, Nepal and President of NC (Democratic) also held separate meeting to find consensus in the issues to be discussed in today’s meeting.

Reports quoted sources as saying that the formal meeting started after top leaders of major political parties agreed in major political issues and the proposal prepared by the task force.

As they had promised on Monday night, the leaders arrived at around 8 am this morning. Maoist chairman Prachanda, Dr. Baburam Bhattarai as well as general secretary of Unified Marxist Leninist (UML) Madhav Kumar Nepal, and Nepali Congress (Democratic) president Sher Bahadur Deuba have reached Baluwatar.

Before entering the Prime Minister’s official residence in Baluwatar, Nepal told journalists that he is confident that today’s talks will produce a historic agreement. He added that his party would not pose any obstacle in reaching to such agreement. Earlier, UML’s stance over referendum (as the method of deciding the fate of monarchy) had hindered agreement.

Likewise, Narayan Man Bijukchhe, president of Nepal Workers and Peasants Party (NWPP), said the talks were not becoming fruitful due to haggling for power by the big parties.

A large band of civil society leaders, interested public and journalists have gathered around Baluwatar where Nepal Police is providing tight security.