CHITWAN: CPN (Maoist Center) chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ has said the electoral alliance forged among the ruling parties in view of the upcoming local elections slated for May 13 would secure a win.
Talking to media persons briefly at Bharatpur Airport today, the former Prime Minister said any eligible citizen was free to file an independent candidacy in the election and the results was relied on the people’s choice.
It may be noted that party central member and Dahal’s daughter Renu Dahal is the candidate of a mayor in the Bharatpur metropolis on behalf of the alliance which is organising an election mass meeting here today. Renu will be competing for the post for her second-term.
Prime Minister and major ruling Nepali Congress (NC) president Sher Bahadur Deuba and senior leader Ramchandra Poudel have already been in the town in course of addressing the election gathering.
Election scenario in favour of alliance: Unified Socialist Chair Nepal
Chairperson of the CPN (Unified Socialist) Madhav Kumar Nepal has claimed that the election scenario has been in favour of the incumbent coalition partners. The alliance would be victorious in many places in the May 13 local election, he said talking briefly to journalists here.
Leader Nepal has arrived here for addressing a mass meeting organised today here by the ruling coalition parties.
“We have made good arrangements for the poll. It would be good if the coalition joins hands in all places for the election,” said the former Prime Minister while urging one and all to make the alliance victorious in the election.
In another context, he said that efforts were on to make the rebel candidate withdraw its mayoral candidacy in Bharatpur Metropolitan City. It may be noted that the coalition has allocated the mayoral seat in the metropolis to the alliance partner, the CPN (Maoist Center).
“We have been cooperating with all parties for political changes. Cooperation will yield a success. Independent poll candidates from the alliance should withdraw their candidacy and support the candidates from the coalition parties.”
