SURKHET, SEPTEMBER 2
CPN-Maoist Centre Chairperson Pushpa Kamal Dahal claimed that seat sharing among the coalition partners for the upcoming elections would be concluded soon.
Chairperson Dahal, who arrived Birendranagar in Surkhet district today to address a training programme being organised by CPN-Maoist Centre Karnali Province Committee, said so while talking to the media persons at the Surkhet Airport after disembarking from the aircraft.
Dahal informed that they would soon each an agreement on seat sharing among the current five-party coalition by clearly determining the constituencies and provinces.
Stating that there was consensus in the current coalition, he added, "We will forge a balanced electoral alliance for the Province Assembly and House of Representatives elections this time."
He ruled out any possibility of electoral alliance with CPN-UML.
Moreover, the former prime minister also assured that they would contest upcoming November 20's election by further strengthening the current coalition. According to him, preparations were to form his party's government in Karnali Province.
During the meeting with mediapersons, Dahal also reaffirmed that he would contest in the HoR election from constituency No 3 in Chitwan district. It may be noted that Dahal was elected from the same constituency in the last HoR election in 2017.
Furthermore, he shared that his party was effortful for merger with CPN (Unified Socialist). The newest leftist party led by former prime minister Madhav Kumar Nepal was formed following a split in the CPN-UML led by another former prime minister KP Sharma Oli.
Dahal said that although CPN-Maoist Centre and CPN (Unified Socialist) had agreed to keep their respective election symbol while contesting the upcoming elections, they were working to bring out the same manifesto, said Dahal.
A version of this article appears in the print on September 3, 2022 of The Himalayan Times.
