Thousands of polling booths have been set up across the nation, according to Nepal's Election Commission. There are 18,879,570 eligible voters across the country who will be casting their votes in 10,892 polling stations.
China and India factor are the two dominant themes before the electorate in Nepal's election along with issues related to sovereignty and constitutional safeguards to the marginalized.
"Dear Voters, Let's celebrate democracy by participating in voting on November 4th. Let's vote for the candidates of the coalition on each side and the tree symbol of Nepali Congress on the proportional side," he tweeted.
Geography makes engagement with China a necessity for Nepal, but during the country's transition to democracy, this relationship quickly developed into what onlookers inside Nepal describe as foreign meddling in Kathmandu's political affairs.
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