UML to hold election-centric demonstration in Kathmandu today
The CPN-UML is organizing a public demonstration and mass assembly in Kathmandu today as part of its election campaign.
The election-centric demonstration will begin at Bhrikutimandap this afternoon under the coordination of the UML Bagmati Province Committee. The rally will pass through Pragyabhawan and converge into a corner assembly at Kamaladi, Bagmati Province Committee Chairman Kailash Dhungel stated.
It has been said that UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli is scheduled to address the gathering, which will start at 12 noon.
The Bagmati Province Committee is set to start a special election campaign for the House of Representatives elections scheduled for March 5.
Chair Oli to contest HoR elections from Jhapa-5
CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli will contest the House of Representatives elections scheduled for March 5 from Jhapa-5.
Deputy General Secretary Lekhraj Bhatt said the party’s Secretariat meeting held on Saturday decided to field Oli as the party’s candidate from the constituency.
UML Secretariat meeting to decide candidates for election
The CPN-UML is holding a meeting of its Secretariat today to finalize candidates for the upcoming House of Representatives election.
The meeting has been scheduled for 1 pm. Party leaders said the meeting has been called to decide candidates as the election schedule sets Magh 6 for candidate nominations in all 165 constituencies.
The party’s constituency coordination committees, district committees, and provincial committees have already recommended candidates. Based on these recommendations, the names of around 35 leaders, including party chair KP Sharma Oli, have been unanimously proposed so far.
As the party has not yet decided to form an electoral alliance with any other party, the UML is expected to field candidates with the party’s own election symbol in all constituencies.
Earlier, the Central Committee had decided to authorize the Secretariat to finalize candidates for the election.
RSP calls CC meeting to finalize candidates
The Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) has called a meeting of its Central Committee.
According to a party leader, the meeting will be held on Sunday at 2 pm at the party’s central office in Chhauni. The meeting is expected to finalize candidates for all 165 constituencies for the upcoming House of Representatives election scheduled for Falgun 21.
As per the election timetable, candidate nominations for all 165 constituencies are set for Magh 6. The party has convened the Central Committee meeting to make decisions related to the nomination process.
