PM Deuba, Dahal meet to discuss seat allocations for elections

KATHMANDU: Prime Minister and Nepali Congress (NC) President Sher Bahadur Deuba and CPN (Maoist Centre) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal held a meeting on Sunday.

During the meeting at the Prime Minister’s official residence, Baluwatar, matters related to the seat allocation in the House of Representatives and Province Assembly election among others were discussed, it has been said. It may be noted that the government has announced to conduct the voting for the twin elections on November 20 in a single phase.

The top leaders of two major political parties met when a task force formed by the five ruling parties as per the agreement for an electoral alliance remained active for drafting a modality of the consensus.  NC leader Krishna Prasad Sitaula leads the taskforce.

According to Govinda Pariyar, Press Chief to Prime Minister Deuba, party leaders are expected to remain busy in several rounds of talks and discussions throughout the day today in view of the elections. RSS