Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba said that the local level elections will be held by May 19.

He said that preparations are underway to hold the elections by the third week of May without amending the constitution and Act. 

Prime Minister Deuba said so during a meeting with the newly elected office bearers of the Nepali Congress Bagmati Province. 

The term of the representative of the local levels is expiring on May 19 as per the Act. 

The Prime Minister said that the election will be held before the expiration of the tenure of the elected people’s representatives. 

 Earlier, the ruling coalition had decided to hold the local elections by mid-June.