National Assembly elections: NC 9, UML 8, LSP 1 seat
The decision came during a meeting of the NC’s Central Executive Committee on Wednesday.
KATHMANDU: Nepali Congress (NC), CPN-UML, and the Loktantrik Samajbadi Party (LSP) have decided to contest the upcoming National Assembly elections in a coordinated effort.
The decision came during a meeting of the NC’s Central Executive Committee on Wednesday.
According to NC leader Min Bahadur Bishwakarma, the seat-sharing arrangement allocates nine seats to Nepali Congress, eight to UML, and one to LSP.
For the nine NC seats, Sunil Thapa will represent Koshi Province, while Ranjit Karna and Dhamendra Paswan will represent minority and Dalit groups in Madhesh Province, respectively.
Other NC nominees include Geeta Devkota from Bagmati, Jagat Timilsina from Gandaki, Chandra Bahadur KC and Basudev Jangali from Lumbini, Lalit Jung Shahi from Karnali, and Khamb Bahadur Khati from Sudurpaschim Province.
Bishwakarma added, “Nominations for the National Assembly elections must be submitted today. We decided to contest the elections through collaboration with other parties. Following discussions, NC, UML, and LSP have agreed on seat allocations—nine for NC, eight for UML, and one for LSP.”
He further noted that disagreements on certain issues from the CPN led NC and UML to move forward together.
