The ruling coalition has agreed to hold the local level elections in April.

A meeting of the senior leaders of the ruling coalition held at the Prime Minister’s office in Baluwatar on Tuesday agreed to hold the elections in April.

Government spokesperson and Minister for Communication and Information Technology Gyanendra Bahadur Karki said that the leaders have agreed to hold the local level elections on time.

He said that the next meeting will be held on Thursday to discuss more about the elections.

The Election Commission had urged the government to hold the elections on April 27 and May 5.