NC cadres against electoral alliance in local election: Leader Thapa

KATHMANDU: Nepali Congress (NC) General Secretary Gagan Thapa has said that NC cadres are not in favor of electoral coordination in the local level elections. Speaking at a training program organized by NC Constituency No. 4 ‘A’ Regional Working Committee in Kathmandu on Monday, Thapa said that he raised his voice on the issue from […]

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RPP contested sans alliance in local election: Rajendra Lingden

BIRATNAGAR: Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) chairperson Rajendra Prasad Lingden asserted that his party had contested in the May 13’s local election on its own. Talking to media persons at Biratnagar Airport in Morang district today, Lingden clarified that his party had used the electoral alliance strategically only at some local levels. Stating that Nepali Congress […]

Unified Socialist Chairman Nepal dissatisfied with election results

KATHMANDU: May 18: CPN (Unified Socialist) Chairman Madhav Kumar Nepal has alleged that the agreement reached among the ruling coalition parties to form an electoral alliance in the local election was not implemented honestly.

Ruling alliance to take action against cadres violating directives

KATHMANDU: The five-party ruling coalition has decided to move ahead in the spirit of the electoral alliance even in places where rebel candidates have not withdrawn their candidacies. The decision was taken at a meeting of the coalition’s internal preparation and monitoring mechanism for the local election. According to the decision, all five parties in […]

Ruling coalition holding meeting to finalize electoral alliance

KATHMANDU: The ruling coalition is holding a meeting to finalize the remaining tasks of the electoral alliance in the upcoming local election. The meeting will be held at 3 pm at the Prime Minister’s official residence in Baluwatar. A meeting of the coalition held on Saturday to review the electoral coordination across the country has […]

“Voters should exercise their sovereign rights while voting”

KATHMANDU: The government has decided to hold the local level election on May 13. While some political parties have formed an electoral alliance, others have decided to face the elections on their own in the local election to be held at 753 local levels across the country. The Election Commission is all set to hold […]

NC does not need an electoral alliance: Dr. Koirala

KATHMANDU: Nepali Congress (NC) leader Dr. Shekhar Koirala has said that his party does not need the support of a political party to contest the local election. Speaking at a program in Kathmandu on Wednesday, he said that the Nepali Congress can contest the local elections on its own. He said that even if Congress […]

Local Polls 2022: Ruling alliance Vs UML’s seven party electoral alliance

KATHMANDU, April 18: As the local level election is on our doorsteps, both the ruling alliance and the main opposition party are busy forging an electoral alliance. Earlier, the CPN-UML had been maintaining that the party would contest in the election against the ruling alliance solely. However, in recent days, UML seems busy building alliances with other small parties. As the ruling Nepali Congress, CPN (Maoist Center), CPN (Unified Socialist), Janata Samajbadi Party (JSP) and Rastriya Janamorcha Party have announced an electoral alliance in the upcoming local election, the main opposition party, UML, Kamal Thapa-led Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal, Ek Nath Dhakal-led Pariwar Dal, Mahantha Thakur-led Loktantrik Samajbadi Party, CK Raut-led Janamath Party, Netra Bikram Chand-led Communist Party of Nepal, Narayanman Bijukchhe-led Nepal Workers' and Peasants' Party, Hridayesh Tripathi-led Janata Pragatisheel Party and a fraction of Nepali Congress-led by Govinda Raj Joshi are preparing to forge a similar alliance, according to UML leaders. Kamal Thapa-led Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal, Ek Nath Dhakal-led Pariwar Dal have already decided to contest in the upcoming local polls using UML’s election symbol. Likewise, the UML is all set to offer a similar choice to the Netra Bikram Chand-led Communist Party of Nepal. KP Oli-led UML and Kamal Thapa-led Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal have already agreed on forging an electoral alliance at Makwanpur, Chitwan, Kaski, Mahottari and Parsa districts. Likewise, UML is preparing to forge a similar alliance with the Mahantha Thakur-led Loktantrik Samajbadi Party in districts of Madhesh Province and a few districts of Lumbini Province. Similarly, UML and the Netra Bikram Chand-led Communist Party of Nepal are joining hands in some districts of Sudur Paschim Province, Lumbini Province and Karnali Province. Also, the party is looking forward to an alliance with Narayanman Bijukchhe-led Nepal Workers' and Peasants' Party in Karnali Province and in Tanahu with a fraction of Nepali Congress-led by Govinda Raj Joshi.

Five-party coalition forges electoral alliance in Palpa

RAMPUR: Five political parties of Palpa have forged an electoral alliance for the civic poll scheduled to take place on coming May 13. The ruling coalition partners, including Nepali Congress, CPN (Maoist Centre), CPN (Unified Socialist), Rastriya Janamorcha, and Janata Samajwadi Party have come up with an electoral alliance in the local election. A meeting […]

Ruling alliance to form electoral alliance against UML in Makwanpur

KATHMANDU, April 3: The ruling alliance has agreed to form an electoral alliance against the main opposition party, CPN-UML, in Makwanpur district in the upcoming local level election. As per the local level elections, 2074 BS, the CPN-UML was the largest party in the district. The party had won six out of seven local units in the district which included six posts of mayor and eight of deputy-mayor. In the same election, Nepali Congress and CPN (Maoist Center), who had formed an electoral alliance in three local units, were defeated in two local units. As the new local level elections are on our door steps, the ruling alliance that includes, Nepali Congress, CPN (Maoist Center), CPN (Unified Socialist) and Janata Samajbadi Party, have agreed to form an electoral alliance against CPN-UML.  With this, it is likely that UML has to face the ruling alliance solely in the upcoming local election. The ruling alliance has decided to form an electoral alliance at ward level as well. A meeting of the coalition parties held at Nepali Congress Party Office, Makwanpur took a decision to this effect. There are a total of 10 local governments with 102 wards. Of these 10 local units, CPN (US) is likely to claim four local units. The party has maintained that two local representatives who were victorious in the earlier election representing CPN-UML have now joined the CPN (US), so the party must at least be given a chance to field candidacy in four local units.