KATHMANDU: The Central Working Committee meeting of Nepali Congress has begun at the party's central office in Sanepa of Lalitpur on Saturday.

The meeting chaired by NC President and Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba will focus on contemporary political issues and the provincial and federal level elections. The meeting will also discuss issues related with the third phase of local level elections being held in Province no. 2 on September 18, according to Central Member Prakash Sharan Mahat.

Addressing the meeting, senior leader Ram Chandra Paudel expressed his views on the party's current status. He expressed his views behind the reason of party's failure in achieving the expected results in the local elections and the efforts to be made by the leaders for the party's unity.