KATHMANDU, April 22: The five-party ruling coalition is going to hold joint election meetings in all the provinces in the lead up to the local level election to be held on May 13.

A decision to this effect was taken at a meeting of the ruling parties' internal preparation and monitoring mechanism for the local elections convened by senior Nepali Congress leader Ram Chandra Poudel.  The election rallies will be addressed by top six leaders including the leaders of the five parties and the coordinator of the alliance, according to Member-Secretary of the mechanism Keshav Raj Joshi.

Joshi said that the meeting has decided to hold election rallies in Dhangadhi and Surkhet on May 1, Butwal and Pokhara on May 2, Biratnagar and Janakpur on May 3 and Kathmandu on May 5.

 
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