KATHMANDU, July 22: Even though the Election Commission (EC) has recommended the government to hold the elections of federal and provincial level on November 18, the government has so far not fixed the dates of the polls.
However, the members of the ruling alliance have begun preparations to design the modality of seat sharing during the polls.
Nepali congress to claim 100 seats
Nepali Congress (NC) is preparing to claim 100 seats out of 165 seats in the House of Representatives under the direct election system. In the election held five years ago, NC had won 23 seats competing against the alliance of CPN-UML and CPN (Maoist Center).
CPN (Maoist Center) to claim a minimum of 50 seats
In the election held five years ago, the CPN (Maoist Center) had won 36 sets under the direct election system. This time the party is preparing to bargain for at least 50 seats in the HoR.
CPN (Unified Socialist) to claim 35 to 40 seats
CPN (US) – formed after splitting from UML – has 24 lawmakers. All these lawmakers along with others are preparing to file their candidacy in the upcoming polls. The party is preparing to claim 35 to 40 seats in the upcoming polls.
