Two ministers in Nepal's interim government--Minister for Youth and Sports Bablu Gupta and Communication Minister Jagdish Kharel--resigned from their posts to contest the upcoming March 5 election, a day before the formal filing of candidatures for the polls.
Interim Prime Minister of Nepal Sushila Karki asked Kulman Ghising, Bablu Gupta, and Jagdish Kharel to resign from their respective ministerial portfolios.