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The Election Commission has decided to hold a by-election in Chitwan constituency-2 on April 23. A meeting of the Election Commission held on Sunday decided to hold the by-election for a member of the House of Representatives in Chitwan-2 as per Section 68 of the House of Representatives Act 2074, EC spokesperson Shaligram Sharma said. Rastriya Swatantra Party President Rabi Lamichhane was elected as a member of the House Representatives from Chitwan-2 in the November 20 elections. But, the Supreme Court annulled his status as a lawmaker saying that he didn’t have valid Nepali citizenship.  

Jang Sung-min, political advisor of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, is arriving in Nepal on Sunday. He is the senior Secretary at the President’s office. Jang has been helping the South Korean President to formulate policies. According to a source at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Jang along with his team will arrive in Kathmandu this afternoon. During this stay in Nepal, he will pay courtesy calls on Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, Foreign Minister Bimala Rai Paudyal and Industry Minister Damodar Bhandari among others. An official at the Foreign Ministry said that the team led by Jang will leave for Bangladesh on Tuesday.

Leaders have agreed to move ahead by further strengthening the ruling alliance. During a meeting of the high-level political mechanism held in Baluwatar on Sunday, leaders have agreed to further strengthen the ruling alliance, Deputy Prime Minister and Rastriya Prajatantra Party Chairman Rajendra Lingden said. “The government’s performance was reviewed in the meeting today. It has been agreed to move forward by cooperating with each other and to give continuity to the meeting,” he said. He was of the opinion that the government will move ahead as per the past agreement. Lingden further said that a discussion was also held to bring the Rastriya Swatantra Party in the government.    

President Bidya Devi Bhandari has expressed her belief that the federal and provincial governments will work by focusing on the welfare of the country. Addressing both the Houses of federal Parliament, President Bhandari said that the people’s representatives will carry out their works in a way that fulfills the hope, trust and faith of the people. During her address, she congratulated all the newly elected lawmakers of the House of Representatives and wished for successful tenure. In addition to that, President Bhandari thanked Nepal government, Election Commission, civil servants, political parties and voters for conducting the elections to the House of Representatives and Province Assembly in a peaceful way.