LAHAN, SIRAHA: The CPN-UML has unanimously recommended party Chairman KP Sharma Oli to contest the House of Representatives elections from Siraha Constituency-1.

The UML Regional Committee meeting took a decision to this effect.

Likewise, Rajendra Chaudhary and Ashok Yadav were proposed to run the State Assemblies elections from the constituency-1 and 2, respectively.

Both the elections have been scheduled for November 26 and December 7 respectively.

Meanwhile, a fringe party, Mulbasi Mukti, has decided to contest the elections under UML's election symbol 'Sun'.