The party forged a deal with
CPN (UML) in July 2024 to form a new coalition government under CPN (UML) under leadership rotation basis. The coalition government introduced a mandate to shut down social media for failing to register with the government which served as the trigger for the
2025 Gen Z protests. Following the death of 19 protestors as a result of the use of live ammunition, home minister
Ramesh Lekhak from the party resigned, other ministers also resigned the next morning, but protestors vandalized the party headquarters and other local offices of the party across the country. Party president
Sher Bahadur Deuba was assaulted at his residence along with his wife and foreign minister
Arzu Rana Deuba. The houses of other leaders of the party were also vandalized and set ablaze. The government also resigned following the protests. Party youth leaders including
Gagan Thapa,
Bishwa Prakash Sharma and
Pradip Paudel led a debate within party and proposed party convention to be conducted before election to bring reform in the party for which signature campaign was run to call special convention. Amidst such discussions,
Sher Bahadur Deuba became first politician of any mainstream major party to hand over leadership assigning party vice president
Purna Bahadur Khadka as acting president. == Election timetable ==