Victims of Maoist

KATHMANDU, July 28: Nepali Congress (NC) and CPN (Maoist Center) that are working on forming a new coalition government have agreed to hold long-delayed local elections by mid-April next year.

A meeting of the top leaders from the two major political parties held at Singhadurbar on Wednesday reached the understanding on holding the local polls that were last conducted 19 years ago.

“We (NC and Maoist Center) have decided to hold local elections by mid-April after forming the new government under the leadership of Maoist Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal,” NC leader Bimalendra Nidhi told Republica.

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has already resigned from the post as he lost majority in Parliament after NC and the Maoist Center, with support from various other small political parties, registered a no-confidence motion in the House. The Maoist Center and some other coalition partners in the Oli-led government had withdrawn their support to the government.

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