KATHMANDU, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Central committee meeting of the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) (CPN-UML) called to decide the party's official stance over forming a new government began Friday afternoon at the party 's head office in Kathmandu.

    "The meeting will decide the party's formal view on forming a new government until today (Friday) evening," CPN-UML Secretary Shankar Pokharel told reporters.

    Second largest party Nepali Congress has proposed that CPN-UML head the new government while Prachanda, chairman of the largest party Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist), had earlier claimed that his party would lead the to-be-formed government.

    Pokharel said that CPN-UML will give emphasis on a national consensus government.

    Nepali President Ram Baran Yadav on Monday has accepted the resignation tendered by Prime Minister Prachanda.