KATHMANDU, May 23: Vote count in Bharatpur Metropolitan City has been halted as the police arrested a CPN-UML’s cadre.
The police had arrested the UML’s cadres after the arrestee tried entering the vote counting center.
Following the arrest, the UML opposed the move and maintained that the party wouldn't allow vote counting unless their cadre was released.
It is prohibited to enter the voting center except the officials.
The vote count in the metropolis is almost over. Renu Dahal of CPN (Maoist Center) , backed by the ruling alliance, is currently leading the vote count with a huge margin.
CHITWAN, May 19: CPN (Maoist Center) candidate Renu Dahal has been widening the gap of votes as vote counting continues in Bharatpur Metropolitan City.
KATHMANDU, May 18: The mayoral candidate of ruling alliance in Bharatpur Metropolitan City Renu Dahal is widening the gap with her closest contender in the ongoing vote counting.
KATHMANDU, July 10: The Supreme Court yet again deferred the hearing on the writ petition demanding court order to resume vote counting in Bharatpur Metropolitan City.