KATHMANDU: Two separate task force formed after the agreement among the CPN-UML, CPN Maoist Centre and the Naya Shakti Party Nepal to forge an electoral alliance for the upcoming elections have been given the deadline to complete the assigned task.

The task force meant for determining the electoral constituency has been directed to prepare a report within the next three days.

The three political parties on Tuesday announced their alliance what they termed the 'leftist alliance' for the upcoming elections slated for late this year, promising to go with the process to merge them or for party unification in the days ahead.

The Unity Coordination Committee decided that the three parties would file candidacies under proportional representation electoral system separately.

Following the same understanding, two separate task forces were formed on Wednesday to accomplish the tasks of electoral constituencies and to prepare the joint election manifesto.

Following the same understanding, two separate task forces were formed Wednesday to determine electoral constituencies and prepare the joint election manifesto.

In the very first joint meeting of both task forces took place at the Singha Durbar-based CPN-UML Parliamentary party office today, UML chair KP Sharma Oli and CPN MC chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal and other top leaders of both political parties gave deadline to both bodies to complete the task.

The second task force has been instructed to prepare draft of the election manifesto within the next seven days.

Talking to media following the meeting, second task force member, Naya Shakti Nepal's leader Ganga Shrestha said that they were directed to incorporate the issues of constitution, democracy and social justice in the election manifesto.

Bishnu Poudel and Surendra Pandey from the CPN-UML; Ram Bahadur Thapa, Barshaman Pun and Matrika Yadav from the CPN MC; and Ganga Shrestha from the Nayashakti are in the constituency determination task force.

A task force assigned to prepare the draft of joint election manifesto comprises Bamdev Gautam, Bhim Rawal and Pradeep Gyawali from the UML; Narayan Kaji Shrestha, Dev Gurung and Bishwa Bhakta Dulal from the Maoist Centre and Dambar Khatiwada and Dr Laxmi Devkota from the Naya Shakti.

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