Ruling coalition concludes metropolitan, sub metropolitan city seat allocation for local polls

Published On: April 20, 2022 10:07 PM NPT By: Republica | @RepublicaNepal

KATHMANDU, April 20: The five-party coalition in the incumbent government has concluded the seat allocation in the metropolitan and sub metropolitan cities across the country for the local level elections scheduled for May 13.

A meeting of top leaders of the alliance chaired by Prime Minister and Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba on Wednesday concluded Mayor and deputy mayor seat allocation, according to Prime Minister's Secretariat.

As per the agreement, the NC will get a share of mayoral seats in Kathmandu, Lalitpur and Biratnagar metropolitan cities and deputy mayoral seats in Birgunj, Bharatpur and Pokhara. Likewise, the party will get mayoral seats in Dharan, Itahari, Kalaiya, Tulasipur, Nepalgunj and Dhangadhi Sub Metropolises and deputy mayoral seats in Jitpur-Simara, Ghorahi and Hetauda.

Likewise, the CPN (Maoist Center) will have a seat of mayor and a deputy mayoral seat in Bharatpur and Lalitpur Metropolitan Cities, respectively. The party will get seats of mayor in Jitpur-Simara and Ghorahi Sub Metropolises and deputy mayoral seats in Dharan and Dhangadhi Sub Metropolitan Cities.

Another coalition partner—the CPN (Unified Socialist) will get a share of a mayoral seat in Pokhara Metropolitan City and a deputy mayoral seat in Kathmandu Metropolis. Similarly, the party will get a seat of mayor in Hetauda Sub Metropolitan City and deputy mayoral seats in Itahari, Butwal and Tulasipur Sub Metropolises.

The Janata Samajwadi Party Nepal (JSPN) will get a seat of mayor in Birgunj Metropolitan City and a deputy mayoral seat in Biratnagar Metropolis. The party will have a seat of mayor in Janakpur Sub Metropolis and deputy mayoral seats in Kalaiya and Nepalgunj Sub Metropolitan Cities.

Meanwhile, the coalition has directed conclusion of seat allocations and selections of candidates at the earliest in line with the guidelines, the spirit of consensus and aspiration of the alliance after calling a meeting of the respective committee. The agreement was signed between PM Deuba, Chairperson of the Maoist Center Pushpa Kamal Dahal, Chairperson of the Unified Socialist Madhav Kumar Nepal, the JSPN Chairperson Upendra Yadav and Vice Chairperson of the Rastriya Janamorcha Durga Paudel. (RSS)