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Nepali Congress senior leader Ramchandra Poudel has said the Constitution that was drafted under the leadership of Nepali Congress has ensured the rights of the people from the entire classes. During his meeting with the voters in Tanahu today, the leader said the Nepal’s Constitution remains as the well-balanced country’s main law throughout the South Asia. The meeting was held in view of the elections to the House of Representatives and the Province Assembly. Poudel who is also the HoR candidate from the Tanahu-1 said democracy was becoming consolidated in Nepal, but side by side ‘efforts’ continued to jeopardize it. The leader went on to claim that the ruling parties’ alliance was committed to heading towards progression by protecting democracy and the rights of the people. On the occasion, he urged voters to exercise their franchise on coming November 20, the day fixed for the voting of twin elections simultaneously, with a full conscious. “Bad days are likely in the country if the power goes to wrong people.” He also pledged to promote the local Chhimkeshwori as a touristic hub in the district and come up with a plan for its grater development if the voters mandated the party to run the government for the next term.

The Election Commission has intensified work to print ballot papers and transport election materials for the elections to the House of Representatives and Province Assembly slated for November 20. The poll body said that the printing of ballot papers has been going on in full swing. The EC is busy in sending ballot papers and election materials to the districts. The Commission said that the first phase of transportation of election materials has already been completed. The EC, however, is yet to print ballot papers for Kathmandu, Lalitpur, Bhaktapur, Bara, Dhanusha, Sarlahi and Rautahat. Around 8.4 million ballot papers are required in these districts.

Three major political parties are likely to complete in the upcoming general elections in Manang. The competition was between two parties in the last elections held in 2018. The House of Representatives and Provincial Assembly member elections to be held on November 4 will see competition between three major parties, including the Nepali Congress, CPN UML and Rastriya Swatantra Party. The two major parties have presented their old faces to the public, while the Rastriya Swatantra Party is new for Manang. Nepali Congress' Tek Bahadur Gurung, UML's Palden Chopang Gurung and Rastriya Swatantra Party's Mukhiya Gurung are vying for the one HoR seat in Manag. The candidates are currently busy in election campaigning. In the last general election, UML candidate won in Manang. There is one House of Representatives and two Provincial Assembly seats. Munindrajung Gurung of Congress, Rajan Gurung of UML and Mifel Dhindu Lama of RPP are competing for province assembly 'A' seat in Manang while Rajeev Gurung (Deepak Manange) has already been elected unopposed for province assembly 'B' seat.

Nepali Congress spokesperson Prakash Sharan Mahat said that the bottom line of the Nepali Congress is that Sher Bahadur Deuba will become prime minister after the elections. Speaking at a program organized in Butwal on Wednesday, he said that the Nepali Congress will win majority seats and will put forward the name of Sher Bahadur Deuba as the prime minister after the elections. Mahat, who is also the coordinator of the Election Publicity Committee of the Nepali Congress, claimed that the Nepali Congress would definitely get more seats than other parties as the party occupies 91 seats out of 165. Meanwhile, he urged the public to make the alliance victorious in the upcoming elections. Leader Mahat claimed that the work to control the Covid-19 pandemic was started after the government was formed under the leadership of Nepali Congress.