The Khanna garment expose has brought party splits to the fore. Mohan Baidya is said to have control over the organisation but Baburam Bhattarai has the vision to lead the party in the right direction. Pushpa Kamal Dahal keeps shifting his position to play one against another. He does it well. Having successfully portrayed Bhattarai as subservient to India, he managed to get his name put forward for the post of PM at the central committee meeting. This is how he finds an acceptable position between the factions of Baidya and Bhattarai. The politburo is split as follows:

Mohan Baidya faction

Ram Bahadur Thapa
Chandra Prakash Gajurel
Amik Sherchan
Krishna Bahadur Mahara
Bed Prakash Gurung
Netra Bikram Chand
Hitman Shakya
Narayan Sharma
Hari Bhakta Kandel
Pampha Bhusal
Lokendra Bista Magar
Kul Prasad KC
Khadga Bahadur Biswakarma
Dharmendra Bastola
Indra Mohan Sigdel
Lila Mani Pokharel
Ninu Chapagain
Swanam Saathi
Bishwanath Shah

Pushpa Kamal Dahal faction

KIRAN PANDAY

Narayan Kaji Shrestha
Posta Bahadur Bogati
Dina Nath Sharma
Giriraj Mani Pokharel
Agni Prasad Sapkota
Haribol Gajurel
Shakti Bahadur Basnet
Hemant Prakash Oli
Gopal Kiranti
Hit Raj Pandey
Lekh Raj Bhatta
Dil Bahadur Shrestha
Nanda Kishor Pun
Bhim Prasad Gautam
Bishwa Bhakta Dulal

Baburam Bhattarai faction

Barsaman Pun
Top Bahadur Rayamajhi
Hisila Yami
Debendra Poudel
Chandra Prakash Khanal
Ram Karki
Janardan Sharma