Progressive Democratic Party Joins Forces with Nepali Congress for Election Campaigning in Gorkha

Pokhara. Having decided not to field candidates in the direct elections, the Progressive Democratic Party (PrOloPa), which decided to support the Congress, has started door-to-door campaigning together with the Congress.

Congress and PrOloPa candidates have taken to the campaign trail together in both constituencies of Gorkha. While Congress is asking for votes for the 'Tree' symbol in both direct and proportional representation categories, PrOloPa is asking for votes for the 'Tree' symbol in direct elections and the 'Eye' symbol in proportional representation.

A team from PrOloPa, including proportional representation candidate Lal Bahadur BK, central members Yan Prasad Bhatta Saroj, Amrit Acharya, and district president Narayan Khatri, has joined the Congress to solicit votes.

Accompanying them is Prakash Chandra Dawadi, the Congress candidate for Constituency No. 2. Dr. Baburam Bhattarai and Gopal Babu Shrestha had withdrawn their candidacies at the last moment after filing. Bhattarai was a candidate for Gorkha 2 and Shrestha for Gorkha 1.

PrOloPa Chairman Khatri urged his voters, "Remembering the 'Eye' symbol of yesterday, I request you to cast your vote for the 'Tree' symbol. For proportional representation, Congress supporters should vote for the 'Tree', and PrOloPa supporters should vote for the 'Eye'." According to Khatri, an understanding has been reached for cooperation with the Nepali Congress until the local level elections and provincial elections.

"An agreement has been reached to cooperate with the Nepali Congress until the local level and provincial elections after the general election. We will implement that," he said. "We trust that they will work in a way that establishes our ideology." Previously, the then Naya Shakti had also formed an alliance with the Congress in the 2079 and 2074 elections."