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NC decides to contest independently in Biratnagar in upcoming local polls

KATHMANDU, April 8: At the time when the ruling alliance has decided to forge an electoral alliance in the upcoming local level election, the ruling Nepali Congress (NC) has decided to contest for the post of mayor in Biratnagar Metropolitan City independently. The party has maintained that it doesn’t require any sort of alliance in the metropolist to win the election. “There will be no alliance in all the 19 wards of the metropolis,” said Deepak Chapagain, Metropolis President of the party. According to Chapagain, names of candidates for wards and metropolis have already been finalized. In the local level election held in 2074 BS, NC had won in eight wards in the Biratnagar Metropolis. Besides, the Federal Socialist Forum had won in 6 wards, CPN-UML in three and CPN (Maoist Center) in one ward. Bhim Parajuli was elected in the post of Mayor of the metropolis representing NC, garnering a total of 23,031 votes. His nearest contender was Binod Dhakal, a common candidate of CPN-UML and Forum Loktantrik. In comparison to the last election, 19,381 voters have been added in the metropolis this time. As per the latest data of the Election Commission (EC), there are as many as 133,142 voters in Biratnagar. With NC’s decision to avoid electoral alliance in Biratnagar, CPN (Maoist Center), Janata Samajbadi Party (JSP) and CPN (Unified Socialist) are likely to forge an electoral alliance. Likewise, an electoral alliance between CPN-UML and JSP is also likely. Also, there is a buzz of alliance between UML and Rastriya Prajatantra Party in the metropolis.  

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Nepali Congress will be the first party in upcoming polls: Gagan Thapa

KATHMANDU, May 3: General Secretary of the ruling Nepali Congress, Gagan Thapa has maintained that the party will be the first party in all positions in all the local levels across the country in the upcoming local level elections scheduled for May 13. Thapa also said that this time the competition is between two electoral alliances - one led by Nepali Congress and another by the CPN-UML. Ratopati recently talked with Thapa about the upcoming local level and the preparations of the party. How is the preparations for the upcoming polls going? It is not easy to go for the election, forging an electoral alliance with other parties. We are contacting our leaders and cadres unsatisfied with the decision and doing our best to get their full support. It has been tough for NC to share the seats but here we are. It is the duty of party members to go with the party’s decision. Being a member of the Local Election Preparation and Monitoring Committee of the ruling alliance, do you believe that the coalition was successful in forging an electoral alliance? It would be better to make remarks about the electoral alliance after we get the results of the election. So far, it is apparent that NC will be victorious in those local levels where we have shared seats with coalition members. Party cadres do not seem satisfied, as the final decision of seat sharing  in the metropolis and sub-metropolis was taken solely by the central level of the parties. What sort of results are you expecting? I also believe that we might have made some wrong decisions regarding the seat sharing in the metropolis and sub-metropolis. The decision must have been taken with the participation of District Committees and I advocated for that to happen as well. But, at the end the decision was taken by the central level. So, I believe that it will be easier for us to win in those metropolises and sub-metropolises where the district and other local level committees are happy with the decision.  The issues of the electoral alliances will be discussed after the election. For now, I am confident that our party members will go with the party’s decision. Independent candidates are winning people’s hearts more than candidates of the political parties in Kathmandu. What do you think? Independent candidates are not new things in this sort of election and yes, they are popular among voters. It is because voters are longing for changes. But at the end, it is the mainstream political party that is entrusted with crucial votes of the people.  Is the candidacy of Balen Shah for the post of Kathmandu metropolis a challenge for the NC? Every candidate must be viewed as an obstacle  for the party. No one should be underestimated. But, as a leader and voter of NC, I see many bases for our candidate Srijana Singh to be elected as the new mayor of Kathmandu metropolis. Besides, the UML is also in the contest.  In the last local election, independent candidates had garnered as many as 40,000 votes. NC being a social democratic party, isn’t it a challenge for your party to avoid fluctuation of the votes? I agree. As a member and supporter of democratic party, our voters longing for changes might vote for independent candidates but it is now our duty to convince our supporters during our election campaign.  What sort of results are you expecting for the Nepali Congress this time? Nepali Congress will be the first party in all positions in all the local levels across the country in the upcoming local level elections.  Click here to read the full interview

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NC Stands To Benefit From Poll Alliance

The electoral alliance designed to contest forthcoming local polls has sent ripples to the ruling partners, notably the Nepali Congress (NC).

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NC off to a fashionably late start to finalize candidates for local level election

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UML, DSP to contest NA elections jointly in Madhes Province

KATHMANDU, Jan 20: Opposition parties --- CPN-UML and Democratic Socialist Party (DSP)-- have agreed to form an alliance to contest the National Assembly (NA) jointly in Madhes Province.  As per the agreement reached between the parties on Thursday, the two parties will field Usman Ansari (CPN-UML) and Rupa Kumari Yadav (DSP) during the polls scheduled for January 26 elections.  Ram Avatar Yadav, provincial chair of UML and Jitendra Sonal, DSP’s provincial chairman signed in the agreement paper.  Ruling parties ---- Nepali Congress (NC), CPN (Maoist Center), CPN (Unified Socliast) and Janata Samajbadi Party (JSP), on the other hand, are contesting the elections jointly.

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NC will contest polls alone: Gurung

Nepali Congress (NC) vice president Dhanraj Gurung has said that the party will contest the upcoming general elections alone. Speaking at the office assuming programme of the newly elected district committee in Syangja on Sunday, Gurung said that NC would emerge as the first party by contesting the polls without forging alliance.

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NC will contest polls alone: Gurung

Nepali Congress (NC) vice president Dhanraj Gurung has said that the party will contest the upcoming general elections alone. Speaking at the office assuming programme of the newly elected district committee in Syangja on Sunday, Gurung said that NC would emerge as the first party by contesting the polls without forging alliance.

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NC will contest upcoming polls alone, says Koirala - Khabarhub

KATHMANDU: Nepali Congress (NC) leader Dr Shekhar Koirala has said that the NC will not form an alliance with any parties in the upcoming elections.

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NA by-polls: Know the candidates of Gandaki Province

POKHARA, Jan 7: The ruling alliance and the main opposition party, CPN-UML is to face off for three vacant posts in the National Assembly in the upcoming by-election. The ruling alliance comprises the Nepali Congress, CPN (Maoist Center), CPN (Unified Socialist), Janata Samajbadi Party (JSP) and Rastriya Janamorcha Party. The tenure of NA members Dinanath Sharma and Khim Bahadur BK, elected from Maoist Center, and Shanti Kumari Pariyar, elected from  CPN (US) are due to end this month. Representing the ruling alliance, Maoist Center has fielded two candidates and the NC has fielded one candidate for the vacant posts. Candidates 1) Suresh Ale Magar (Maoist Center)  2) Bhuvan Sunar ( Maoist Center) 3) Kamala Panta (Nepali Congress) 4) Punya Poudel (UML) 5) Arjun Sonam (UML) 6) Lila Pokharel Thaten (UML) What is the status of votes? Even though the CPN (UML) has a strong hold as a political party in Gandaki Province, the decision of the ruling alliance to contest in the NA by-polls joining their hands has made the main opposition party look weak. CPN-UML, which possesses 27 seats in the provincial assembly, has altogether 1,296 votes. Likewise, the NC with 15 seats has 720 votes and the Maoist Center with 12 seats has 576  votes. Similarly, the JSP and Rastriya Janamorcha Party has 96 votes each. Likewise, in the local level, the NC with 86 people’s representatives has 1,498 votes, Maoist Center with 12 representatives has 216 votes and Rastriya Janamorcha Party with three representatives has 54 votes. Moreover, the CPN-UML with 70 people’s representatives at the local level has 1,260 votes.

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Congress picks candidates for NA polls

KATHMANDU, Jan 3: The ruling Nepali Congress (NC) has picked the candidates’ names for the upcoming National Assembly (NA) elections.  A central committee meeting of the NC held on Monday decided to nominate Gopal Basnet from Province 1 and Krishna Prasad Poudel from Bagmati province as the NA candidates. Similarly, Kamal Panta (Gandaki), Yubraj Sharma (Lumbini), Durga Pun (Karnali) and Narayan Dutta Mishra (Sudur Paschim) will contest for the vacant seats in the NA representing the party.  The poll body Election Commission (EC) is holding elections for 19 vacant seats of the upper house on January 26.  The NC has been allotted as many as six seats during the seat division among the five coalition partners. A meeting of the ruling alliance held on Monday morning decided to jointly contest the election allotting five seats each to CPN (Maoist Center) and CPN (Unified Socialist). Janata Samajbadi Party (JSP) and Rastriya Janamorcha have got two and one seat respectively.  Janamorcha decided to field Rajesh Bishwokarma as a candidate for the vacant seat in the National Assembly (NA) from Lumbini Province.

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PM Deuba challenges former King Gyanendra to contest polls - Khabarhub

KATHMANDU: Prime Minister and Nepali Congress (NC) President Sher Bahadur Deuba has challenged former King Gyanendra Shah to contest the election if he has

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