DHANGADI, APRIL 5
Ruling coalition partners have decided to contest the upcoming elections in Kanchanpur and Achham by forming an alliance.
The decision was taken at a meeting of parties belonging to the ruling coalition in the two districts today.
It's important to note that CPN-UML, in the past local elections, had secured a good electoral result in both the districts.
In view of the past election result, the coalition has decided to fight as a united front in the elections this time in these districts.
In Kanchanpur, while UML had secured victory in five of nine local levels, Nepali Congress and CPN-MC each had won the two remaining local levels. UML had clinched victory in Punarbas, Bedkot, Krishnapur and Bhimdatta municipalities and Beldandi Rural Municipality. CPN-MC had won in Belauri Municipality and Laljhadi Rural Municipality; NC had won in Dodhara Chandani and Shuklaphanta municipalities.
"We've had simple discussion on the possibility of contesting the election as an alliance.
All parties are positive about collaboration in the election. Details of the alliance will be discussed and concluded in another meeting tomorrow," said CPN-MC district incharge Tekendra Prasad Bhatta.
There are speculations that collaboration will be on the basis of the political parties' presence in the respective local levels.
Today's meeting was held at the NC Mahendranagar-based party office; tomorrow's meeting is scheduled at CPN-MC's party office. NC district President Padam Bogati, CPN-MC district In-charge Bhatta, CPN-US district In-charge Lal Bahadur Khadka, and Rastriya Janamorcha's Ram Bahadur Karki, among others leaders, were present at today's meeting.
In Achham too, three parties of the coalition have decided to contest the election by forming an alliance from ground up. NC leader Puspa Bahadur Shah, CPN-MC coordinator Rabindra Saud and CPN-US Chairperson Hirandya Bhattarai have decided to form an alliance in the district and contest the election by fielding common candidates.
They signed a decision on forming alliance in all 10 local levels and 91 wards.
A version of this article appears in the print on April 6, 2022, of The Himalayan Times.
