Rastriya Swatantra Party Election Delayed Due to Candidate List Issues

Chitwan. The voting for the National Independent Party (Rastriya Swatantra Party - RSP) which was scheduled to start at 9 AM has been delayed. The election commission has not yet released the shortlist for the 99 central member posts. The voting process involves arranging candidates for open and inclusive clusters in the voting machine. Technical expert Navraj Pandey informed that the process has not moved forward because the commission has not provided the shortlist of candidates. 'We have completed all technical preparations by working until 4 AM. As soon as the list of candidates arrives from the commission, we will arrange the settings based on the clusters. All processes will take time,' Pandey told Ratopati. He informed that it will take at least 20 minutes for one person to vote. The commission stated that more than 400 candidates have filed nominations for the 99 central member posts. Approximately 4500 people are expected to vote. Pandey said that if everyone votes, it will take at least 15 to 20 hours. The commission has adopted two processes for voting. Voting for those in foreign countries will be done through an app. Rabi Lamichhane has already been elected unopposed as the chairman. After the first phase of voting is completed, the election for other office bearers will be held in the second phase. RSP has a provision for 19 office bearers and 151 central committee members. RSP has used Ram-Lakshman voting machines for voting. Pandey said that 80 machines have been kept ready at the voting site.