The ruling parties have finally reached an agreement on the mayor and deputy mayor of the six metropolitan and 11 sub-metropolitan cities for the local level elections slated for May 13.

During the meeting held at the Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba’s official residence in Baluwatar on Wednesday, Nepali Congress, CPN (Maoist Centre), CPN (Unified Socialist), Janata Samajbadi Party and Rastriya Janamorcha have made a written agreement on the mayor and deputy mayor of the metropolitan and sub-metropolitan cities. 

According to the agreement, Nepali Congress will take the post of mayor in Kathmandu, Lalitpur and Biratnagar and the post of deputy mayor in Pokhara, Birgunj and Bharatpur Metropolitan Cities.

CPN (Maoist Centre) will get the post of mayor in Bharatpur Metropolitan City and the post of deputy mayor in Lalitpur. 

Similarly, CPN (Unified Socialist) will get the post of mayor in Pokhara Metropolitan City and the post of deputy mayor in Kathmandu Metropolitan City. 

Janata Samajbadi Party will get the post of mayor in Birgunj and deputy mayor in Biratnagar. 

Meanwhile, Nepali Congress will take the post of mayor in Dharan, Itahari, Kalaiya, Butwal, Tulsipur, Nepalgunj and Dhangadhi Sub-Metropolitan Cities and the post of deputy mayor in Jitpur Simara, Ghorahi and Hetauda.

Likewise, CPN (Maoist Centre) will take the post of mayor in Jitpur Simara and Ghorahi Sub-Metropolitan Cities and the post of deputy mayor in Dharan and Dhangadhi.

CPN (Unified Socialist) will take the post of mayor in Hetauda and deputy mayor Itahari, Butwal and Tulsipur. 

Similarly, Janata Samajbadi Party will take the post of mayor in Janakpur and deputy mayor in Kalaiya and Nepalgunj Sub-Metropolitan Cities.