Home Minister Bal Krishna Khand and Minister for law, justice and parliamentary affairs Govinda Sharma (Koirala) held a meeting with CPN (Maoist Center) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal on Monday. During the meeting held at Khumaltar, the trio discussed contemporary political issues. Home Minister Khand said that they discussed parliamentary and provincial elections scheduled for November 20 and various ordinances pending in the House of Representatives and National Assembly.

The tenure of the House of Representatives is ending on September 17.

The five-party alliance has not been able to reach an agreement on seat sharing yet. Senior leaders are holding discussions on the report submitted by the task force.