The two leaders held a nearly hour-long meeting at Oli’s residence in Gundu on Tuesday evening, where Oli reportedly urged Karki to resign and pave the way for the appointment of a new chief minister. “If I resign, it will create constitutional complications and send the wrong political message,” he reportedly told Oli. This is not the first time Oli has pressed Karki to resign. He had previously summoned the chief minister to Gundu with the same request, but Karki refused. Former Koshi Chief Minister Sher Dhan Rai was also sent to Biratnagar to persuade Karki, but failed to change his stance.