Balendra Shah, the former Kathmandu mayor and rapper, has also filed his candidacy from Jhapa-5, standing against KP Sharma Oli, the prime minister deposed by the Gen-Z movement.
The Election Commission has announced that all the preparations for the nomination filing has been complete with election offices established in all 165 constituencies nationwide.
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.
He pointed out that "countries such as Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka have experienced periods of political instability in recent years, often marked by public unrest and changes in government." According to Rajapaksa, at times these disruptions have been "supported and promoted by extremis
Nepal's interim Prime Minister Sushila Karki urged major political parties to ensure successful March elections amid unrest. She said resources and security preparations are in place, while opposition leaders stressed the need for a safer environment following deadly protests earlier this ye
In a recorded address to the nation released on Saturday, the interim Nepal Premier described the March election as the only sure way to provide stability to the nation and usher in a new era.
The election process, which had been postponed multiple times since Monday, started about an hour later than scheduled due to a technical glitch in the electronic voting machines (EVMs).
With 90 days left for the commencement of the election announced after the Gen-Z uprising of September, Nepal's Interim Prime Minister Sushila Karki on Friday convened an all-party meeting.
As per the electoral body, the newly enlisted voters, 344,914 registered through full biometrics, while 492,180 were added via their National Identity Cards.
Speaking to ANI, Rijal said, "We were at the verge of becoming a pariah state. Had we become that, then our neighbour would have been forced to inherit our problem. Thank God it didn't. Thank God that the president of Nepal had used his conscience, his long experience of being in politics ca
Speaking exclusively to ANI, Rijal said that given the current challenges and limited resources, the government must not hesitate to reach out to neighbouring countries, particularly India, for assistance in managing logistics for the polls.