The government is preparing to hire around 100, 000 temporary police personnel for the federal and provincial elections slated for November 20.

Nepal Police spokesperson Tek Prasad Rai said that the process to hire the temporary police personnel will be taken ahead soon.

“We will move ahead by making a centralized security plan,” he said, adding, “There is a possibility to hire around 100, 000 temporary police personnel for the elections. We will move ahead by evaluating the security threat.”

Earlier, the government had hired 119, 000 temporary police personnel for the local level elections.