Ruling alliance meeting today to discuss seat-sharing

Kathmandu: The ruling parties are to meet today, too, to discuss seat-sharing for the upcoming local level elections.

According to Local Level Elections Preparations Mobilisation and Monitoring Committee member secretary Advocate Keshab Raj Joshi, top leaders in the coalition government will be meeting at the Prime Minister’s official residence this afternoon to discuss the issue.

Though in Monday’s meeting, the parties went through rigorous discussions on the matter, the final decision is awaited.

Today’s meeting will primarily discuss the sharing of seats for six metropolises and 11 municipalities.

It may be noted that the Nepali Congress, CPN ( Maoist Centre), CPN (Unified Socialist), Janata Samajbadi Party Nepal and Rashtriya Janamorcha have decided to forge an alliance for the upcoming local elections slated for May 13 and the preparations are going on accordingly.