Government decides to hold civic polls on May 13

KATHMANDU: The government has decided to hold local level elections on May 13.

A Cabinet meeting held on Monday decided to hold the civic polls on May 13 as per the recommendation of the Election Commission.

According to a minister, the government has decided to hold the local level elections in all the 753 federal units in a single phase.

The government had held the local level elections in 2017 in three phases— on May 14, June 28 and September 18.

Earlier, the Election Commission had proposed the government to hold the local polls on May 18.