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.

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Ruling alliance should unite to compete with UML in upcoming election: Koirala

KATHMANDU, August 6: Nepali Congress (NC) Central Working Committee member Dr Shashank Koirala has said that electoral alliance among ruling coalition parties is necessary in the upcoming parliamentary and provincial elections to safeguard the constitution.

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Ruling alliance, RPP defeat UML in Damak Municipality

KATHMANDU, May 20: Mayoral candidate of Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) Ram Thapa has been elected mayor of Damak Municipality, Jhapa. Jhapa is the home district of KP Sharma Oli, the chairperson of CPN-UML and the party was confident of winning there. But to Oli’s surprise, RRP has thrashed UML by 559 votes in the recently held local level polls. Thapa was elected mayor of Damak Municipality securing 17,525 votes while his nearest contender Gita Kumari Adhikari of CPN-UML garnered 16,966 votes. Likewise, Regina Bhattarai of Nepali Congress has been elected in the post of deputy mayor of the municipality with 17,072 votes. Her nearest contender was Ambika Prasad Khanal securing 16,574 votes. The ruling alliance and the RPP had forged an electoral alliance in Damak to defeat UML.

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Ruling alliance will win local polls: Dahal

CHITWAN, May 5: CPN (Maoist Center) chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said the electoral alliance forged among the ruling parties in view of the upcoming local elections slated for May 13 would secure a win.

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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 […]

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Ruling alliance finalizes seat-sharing in Chitwan

KATHMANDU, April 22: The members of the ruling alliance have finalized seat-sharing for the upcoming local level elections in Chitwan district. Nepali Congress (NC), CPN (Maoist Center), CPN (Unified Socialist), Janata Samajbadi Party (JSP) and Rastriya Janamorcha Party have decided to forge an electoral alliance for the upcoming local polls. Of one rural municipality and five municipalities in the district, the NC has been given four local units while the CPN (Maoist Center) and CPN (US) have been given one local unit each. NC has been given the opportunity to field candidates for the post of mayor in Ichakamana Rural Municipality, Ratna Nagar Municipality, Khairani Municipality and Kalika Municipality. Likewise, the CPN (MC) will field its candidate for the post of mayor in Madi Municipality while CPN (US) will field its candidate for the post of mayor of Rapti Municipality. Similarly, the posts of deputy leaderships in Ichakamana Rural Municipality, Khairani and Kalika Municipality have been given to CPN (MC), while the CPN (US) has got similar posts in Ratnanagar Municipality. Meanwhile, the NC will be feilding its candidate for the post of deputy mayor in Madi Municipality. Earlier, the ruling alliance had already agreed to field a candidate of CPN (MC) for the post of mayor in Bharatpur metropolis and candidate of NC for deputy mayor.

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Ruling alliance agrees to field candidate of Maoist Center as a common candidate for post of mayor in Bharatpur metropolis

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Ruling alliance to issue joint statement on electoral alliance

The meeting of the ruling alliance held today decided to issue a joint statement with regard to the upcoming local level elections and electoral alliance.

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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.

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Ruling alliance agrees to form an electoral alliance in local polls

KATHMANDU, March 31: The ruling alliance has agreed to form an electoral alliance in the upcoming local level election. A meeting of the alliance held on Thursday at the Prime Minister’s Office Residence at Baluwatar took a decision to this effect. The alliance’s decision comes a day after the ruling Nepali Congress decided to form an electoral alliance within the ruling alliance as per need. The alliance has also decided to finalize candidates for the sic metropolis across the country from the central level, according to CPN (Unified Socialist) leader Jhalanath Khanal. “Candidates for the remaining local units are to be finalized by the local level themselves,” he added.

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