KATHMANDU, Aug 4: The government is preparing to fix dates for the election of federal and provincial level on Thursday.
A Cabinet meeting is scheduled to make a decision regarding dates of the election today, according to the Prime Minister’s secretariat.
A meeting of the ruling alliance is also scheduled to be held this morning. In the meeting held on Wednesday, Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba had proposed to hold the elections on November 20.
KATHMANDU, Feb 22: The Supreme Court (SC) has refused to issue an interim order to delay the local level polls.
Conducting a hearing on the writ petition filed at the apex court against the announcement of local level election dates, a bench of Justice Bishamber Prasad Shrestha refused to issue an interim order.
Mayor Sanjeeb Kumar Shah of Bangaha Municipality of Mahottari district had filed the writ petition at the apex court.
Stating that the government announced the dates for election before ending the tenure of elected representatives, Mayor Shah had demanded the SC to scrap the decision.
The apex court has however asked the government to show the reason for announcing the election dates earlier than scheduled.
According to the Election Commission of India, five poll-bound states of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa, Punjab, and Manipur will be held between February 10 and March 7 in a total of seven phases and conclude with the counting on March 10
Election Commission office-bearers met Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba to discuss the date for National Assembly election. Nineteen seats of the 59-member Upper House will fall vacant after March 5 for which the poll panel will have to hold elections. Election Commission office-bearers met Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba to discuss the date for National Assembly election. Nineteen seats of the 59-member Upper House will fall vacant after March 5 for which the poll panel will have to hold elections.
The Supreme Court has told the government to explain why Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli reshuffled the cabinet, also appointing new members even after the announcement of general election dates.
