Nepal's opposition parties said they will team up to topple the government, as they accused the prime minister Wednesday of having no moral or legal grounds to stay in power ahead of new elections. Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai's opponents say he lost his legitimacy Sunday when the term of the country's Constituent Assembly expired without agreement on a new constitution. Bhattarai has said he will lead a caretaker government until another assembly is picked in elections he called for November. The leader of the Nepali Congress party, Arjun Narsingh, said his and 14 other parties have agreed to hold rallies and street protests aimed at pressuring Bhattarai to resign. “We are not against elections, but we don't want Baburam Bhattarai to conduct the elections,” Narsingh said. “We are demanding a new government that would have representation from all major political parties to ensure that the polls are free and fair.”
