Kathmandu, Oct 16: For the first time, the Election Commission (EC) convened discussions with political parties concerning the House of Representatives election slated for March 5 next year. Invitations were sent to political parties that were part of the dissolved House of Representatives (HoR) and those that secured at least one ward member in the last election, encouraging them to join in the preparations for the forthcoming election.
Among the participants were Meen Bishwakarma, Head of the Publicity Department of Nepali Congress; Guru Baral, Vice Chair of the CPN (UML); Dev Gurung, Secretariat Member of the CPN (Maoist Centre);...