Major parties reach seat-sharing deal for National Assembly polls
Summary
Four major political parties in Nepal have agreed on a seat-sharing deal for the upcoming National Assembly election on January 25, dividing 18 vacant seats among Nepali Congress, CPN-UML, Nepali Communist Party, and Janata Samajbadi Party-Nepal.
Key Points
- Four major political parties of Nepal decided to share seats in the National Assembly election scheduled for January 25.
- The seat-sharing deal splits 18 vacant seats among Nepali Congress, CPN-UML, Nepali Communist Party, and Janata Samajbadi Party-Nepal.
- Nepali Congress is divided internally with seats allocated to different factions led by Sher Bahadur Deuba, Gagan Thapa, and Shekhar Koirala.
- Janata Samajbadi Party-Nepal will send Mahantha Thakur to the National Assembly from Madhesh Province with the support of Nepali Congress.
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