Nepal

FSF-N, RJP-N agree to forge electoral alliance

FSF-N, RJP-N agree to forge electoral alliance

By Rastriya Samachar Samiti

FILE: (From left) Sadhbhawana Party Chairman Rajendra Mahato, Federal Socialist Forum Nepal Chairman Upendra Yadav, Tarai Madhes Democratic Party Chairman Mahant Thakur and Tarai Madhes Sadhbhawana Party Chairman Mahendra Yadav in a meeting held in Siya Palace of Rautahat, on Wednesday, September 30, 2015. Photo: Prabhat Kumar Jha/ THT

KATHMANDU: As the process of forging an electoral alliance between and among political parties has presently intensified, the Federal Socialist Forum-Nepal (FSF-N) and Rastriya Janata Party-Nepal (RJP-N) have decided to go for the upcoming elections to the House of Representatives and State Assemblies together. Issuing a press statement today, both parties have announced their agreement on forging the electoral alliance. FSF-N Chair Upendra Yadav and RJP-N presidium coordinator Mahantha Thakur said that the process for the alliance had already begun. They have claimed that their alliance is for fighting against all sorts of discriminations against Madhesis, indigenous nationalities and ethnic communities at home.