The government and the Election Commission have agreed to hold the civil polls in one phase on May 18 (Wednesday).

During a meeting held on Tuesday, Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba and ministers along with the office bearers of Election Commission agreed to hold the elections on May 18.

Prime Minister Deuba had proposed to hold the elections on May 18 and the Election Commission also agreed on the date.

Emerging from the meeting, Prime Minister Deuba said that the government would soon announce the date of elections and urged the poll body to make preparations to hold the polls.

“The Government and the Election Commission have agreed to hold the local level elections on May 18. The government will soon announce the date for the poll and urged the Election Commission to make preparations to hold the elections,” PM’s press coordinator Govinda Pariyar said.

Earlier, the Election Commission had proposed the government to hold the elections in two phases—April 27 and May 5.