Kathmandu, April 3:

At least 30 parties are planning to register themselves at the Election Commission to participate in the constituent assembly elections.

The parties are seeking registration as per the rules of the Political Party Registraion Regulation 2063 (PPRR). The EC had on Friday called on the political parties to register with the commission.

Among those seeking information on the procedures and documents needed to register the party were, CPN-Maoist, Rastriya Prajatantra Party, CPN-ML and CPN-UM.

Representatives of some pro-monarchy parties like the Rastriya Prajatantra Party-Nepal, Nepal Green Party, Save the Nation Party, Nepal Samata Party and Nepal Conservative Party visited the EC to seek information on the registration procedures. A representative of the Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum also visited the EC to seek information on the registration process.

The Political Party Registration Regulation 2063 has prohibited registration of a political party formed on the basis of religion, caste, ethnicity, language and gender.

Three of the 30 parties were Dalit-based ones.

An officer at the EC said: “Representatives from several political parties visited the EC office and consulted with the officers concerned to begin the process of party registration. One among them is the Nepali Hindu Party.”

“They sought information on the process and documents necessary to have their parties registered but none of them have registered themselves as yet,” he said.