KATHMANDU, May 10: As the local level election is all set to kick off on May 13, top political leaders have diverted their focus toward their home districts.
The silence period of the local polls are soon to begin from Tuesday midnight. After midnight all forms of election campaign will be prohibited.
Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba is scheduled to address a public gathering at his home district Dadeldhura. Likewise, Chairman of CPN-UML, KP Sharma Oli, Chairman of CPN (Maoist Center), Pushpa Kamal Dahal and Chairman of CPN (Unified Socialist), Madhav Kumar Nepal are scheduled to address similar gatherings at their home districts Jhapa, Province 2 and Rautahat respectively.
PM Deuba will be staying at Dadeldhura and returning to Kathmandu only after casting his votes on May 13, according to Govinda Pariyar, Deuba’s press advisor.
Similarly, Upendra Yadav, Chairman of Janata Samajbadi Party (JSP) is currently busy with election campaigns in Madhesh Province while Rajendra Lingden, Chairman of Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) is holding various election campaigns in Jhapa.
KATHMANDU, Oct 4: Although the electoral alliance and the unity process among the three leftist parties – CPN-UML, CPN (Maoist Center), and Naya Shakti – was formally announced on Tuesday, this was in the making since a long time, particularly after the local level polls held in Province 2.
KATHMANDU, Sept 21: Ruling Nepali Congress (NC) has been leading the early vote count for the second consecutive day Wednesday, followed by Federal Socialist Forum Nepal (FSFN), CPN (Maoist Center), the main opposition CPN-UML, and Rastriya Janata Party Nepal (RJPN) in that order.
KATHMANDU, Sept 5: The Nepali Congress (NC) has expedited talks with partners in the ruling coalition to form a strategic alliance in constituencies along the East-West Highway in order to isolate the UML in the Province 2 local polls. NC has proposed electoral alliance with the CPN (Maoist Center) and some regional parties in around a dozen local units.
