NCP chooses candidates for NA election

Kathmandu, Jan 3. The ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) has finalised the issue in regard with the selection of candidates for the upcoming NA election taking place on January 23. A Secretariat meeting of the party held today at the Prime Minister’s official residence, Baluwatar finalised the matter, according to party spokesperson Naryankaji Shrestha.

The candidates area Indu Gautam (woman), Gopi Achhami (Dalit) and Devendra Dahal (others) from State 1 and Tulsa Dahal (woman) and Radheshyam Paswan (Dalit) from State 2. It has been agreed to make an alliance with the Rastriya Janata Party for two seats in the State 2.

Similarly, the meeting endorsed the candidacies of Ganga Belbase (woman) and Beduram Bhusal (other) for the State 3 and Bhgawati Neupane (woman) and Naryankaji Shrestha (other) in the Gandaki state. Candidates in State 5 include Bimala Ghimire (woman), Jaga Prasad Sharma (disabled-minorities) and Gopal Bhatta (other).

Maya Prasad Sharma (other) and Sumitra BC (woman) are the candidates from the Karnali state and Taraman Swanr and Sharada Bhatta (woman) are competing from the Far Western state. The EC has published a schedule for the registration of nominations for the election on coming January 5.