Ruling alliance agrees to form an electoral alliance in local polls

KATHMANDU, March 31: The ruling alliance has agreed to form an electoral alliance in the upcoming local level election.

A meeting of the alliance held on Thursday at the Prime Minister’s Office Residence at Baluwatar took a decision to this effect.

The alliance’s decision comes a day after the ruling Nepali Congress decided to form an electoral alliance within the ruling alliance as per need.

The alliance has also decided to finalize candidates for the sic metropolis across the country from the central level, according to CPN (Unified Socialist) leader Jhalanath Khanal.

“Candidates for the remaining local units are to be finalized by the local level themselves,” he added.