The executive committee of Janata Samajbadi Party-Nepal (JSP-N) on June 1 decided to expel four senior party leaders, including chair Mahanta Thakur, reports The Himalayan Times. The Upendra Yadav-Baburam Bhattarai faction has decided to take action against Mahanta Thakur, Rajendra Mahato, Sarvendra Nath Shukla and Laxman Lal Karna at a time when Thakur-Mahato have expedited dialogues with Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli to join the Government. The two factions had engaged in a war of clarifications and counter clarifications since dispute arose within the party on the issue of whether to back up or to stand against PM Oli's political adventures. While Mahato-Thakur have been backing up PM Oli in recent times, including staying neutral during his May 10 parliamentary floor test, Yadav-Bhattarai are opposed to the idea of supporting Oli and have joined the opposition alliance in a bid to oust him. The party has already apprised the Election Commission of its decision, it has been learnt. The faction also released a statement on its decision to take action against the said leaders.