BSP, NSP-N to support NC candidate
Kathmandu, January 24
Bibeksheel Sajha Party and Naya Shakti Party-Nepal have announced that they would support Nepali Congress candidate for National Assembly election Radhe Shyam Adhikari from Province 3.
A candidate wishing to win a National Assembly seat from Province 3 will need at least 2,392 vote weightage. Bibeksheel Sajha Party said it had 144 vote weightage and since it believed that an eminent person like Radhe Shyam Adhikari should be sent to the Upper House, it decided to vote for him.
The party said it expected the winning candidate to keep national interest above everything else.
Naya Shakti Party-Nepal also issued a press release, saying it would support Adhikari in the National Asssembly election.
The party said it believed that eminent persons should be elected to the Upper House of the Parliament.