The Election Commission (EC) on January 24 decided not to recognize any of the two factions of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) as the official party, reports Republica. The election body made the decision while concluding that both the NCP factions led by K P Oli and Pushpa Kamal Dahal are one party, at least on the legal ground. The decision gives a new twist to the ongoing legal battle of the Dahal-led faction of the NCP to secure an official recognition as the NCP.