KATHMANDU, May 22: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has asked the Election Commission to initiate necessary preparations for the upcoming elections for the House of Representatives (HoR).
In a meeting with the commissioners of the poll body on Saturday morning, Prime Minister Oli stated that the parliamentary elections are inevitable.
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“The PM directed the election commission to expedite its preparations to hold the election on the stipulated dates," according to Surya Thapa, a press aide to PM Oli.
Earlier on Saturday morning at 1, President Bhandari dissolved the lower house of parliament and announced elections for November 12 and 19.
