• For the Baidya faction to be recognised by the CA, it will need at least 95 MPs after the split. But currently the group doesn't have more than 72 MPs. Also it is not clear if those who have been backing Baidya in the inter-party struggle will support the agenda of separating completely from the parent party.

• According to the Constituent Assembly bylaws, a party can split by getting 40 per cent of the members in the Central Committee to vote. But the Baidya faction only has 46 members out of 148-member central committee.

• Despite being fiercely opposed to the party leadership, Baidya is not keen on dividing the party. Dev Gurung and Pampha Bhusal think likewise. The party establishment too is not in the mood to speed up the spilt by punishing Baidya and his supporters.