In accordance with the regulations aimed at ensuring transparency in election expenditures, political parties and candidates have started submitting details of separate bank accounts opened specifically for the election to the Election Commission (EC). The EC stated that participating parties and candidates for the elections scheduled for this coming Falgun 21 are beginning to provide information on these dedicated bank accounts.EC Joint Secretary Yagya Prasad Bhattarai reported that so far, 454 candidates and four parties have provided information regarding these separate bank accounts. A total of 3,406 candidates, including those from political parties and independents, are contesting in the election.The...