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As per the agreement, UML leader Bam Dev Gautam who will hold the second position in the government, Finance Minister Dr Baburam Bhattarai and Foreign Minister Upendra Yadav will be the deputy prime ministers.

Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal held separate meetings with the leaders of UML and Madhesi Janadhikar Forum (MJF) before reaching the agreement.

Emerging from the meeting with the Prime Minister in Baluwatar, UML general secretary Jhala Nath Khanal said the Maoists and UML agreed to stick to Thursday's agreement -- to give second position to Gautam in the cabinet. He said the government would take full shape when the new ministers including six from UML and five from CPN (Maoists) are sworn in on Sunday. The Maoists are likely to name their remaining ministers later today.

The Prime Minister also held separate meetings with leaders of smaller parties as part of a bid to persuade them to join the government, possibly on Sunday itself. Sources said Janamorcha Nepal and CPN (Marxist Leninist) are likely to send their candidates to the government tomorrow.

Dahal also met with leaders of Terai Madhesh Loktantrik Party (TMLP) and Sadbhawana Party (SP) and urged them to join the government.

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