MAHANTA THAKUR OF TMLP COVENES PRELIMINARY TALKS FOR MADESHI ALLIANCE Kathmandu, 25 May: TMLP Chief Mahanta Thauir Saturday convened a meeting of Madeshi parties in the capital to discuss a regional alliance ahead of constituent assembly elections. Major parties, including MJFL of Bijaya Kumar Gachedhar, weren’t present. Jayaprakash Prasad Gupta and Sharat Sigh were present in the preliminary round talks. Upendra Yadav of MJFN absented himself. nnnnn