In Nepal, the Madhesi Janadhikar Forum Nepal, one of the partners of the coalition government has vertically split on Monday. J.P Gupta has led a splinter group to form Madhesi Janadhikar Forum-Ganatantrik. The new party has thirteen members out of the twenty-five members of the Madhesi Janadhikar Forum. Gupta is the Chairman and the parliamentary party leader while Chandrika Prasad Yadav is the party’s chief whip.The split follows differences over the Chairman and foreign Minister Upendra Yadav decision to join the present Jhala Nath Khanal led coalition government.