Rastriya Swatantra Party Announces Candidate Club for Local Elections
Summary
Rastriya Swatantra Party has launched its Candidate Club to select contenders for the upcoming local level elections, starting with rural municipality posts. Chairman Rabi Lamichhane said the party will reject candidates chosen through power, influence, or money and promised a more transparent selection process.
Key Points
- Rastriya Swatantra Party announced its Candidate Club in Kathmandu for selecting candidates for the upcoming local elections.
- Applications are currently open for rural municipality chairpersons, vice-chairpersons, ward chairpersons, and ward members, while applications for other local posts will be announced later.
- Chairman Rabi Lamichhane said candidates chosen through power, influence, or money would be rejected and claimed the party has completed its internal adjustment after the general convention.
- General Secretary Bipin Kumar Acharya said the party chose to begin with rural municipalities because managing all local-level candidate applications at once would be difficult.
