KATHMANDU: The ruling five-party alliance has decided to contest the upcoming parliamentary and provincial elections on the basis of understanding and coordination.

A meeting of the five-party ruling alliance held at the Prime Minister’s official residence in Baluwatar Friday agreed to form a task force to complete all work related to coordination within the third week of August.

Senior leader of CPN-Unified Socialist and former Prime Minister Jhalanath Khanal informed that although the meeting of the top leaders agreed on the formation of the task force, the members of the task force will be decided after mutual discussion.

The coalition meeting was attended by the Prime Minister and Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba, CPN-Maoist Center Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’, CPN-Unified Socialist Chairman Madhav Kumar Nepal, Janata Samajbadi Party Chairman Upendra Yadav and Rastriya Janamorcha leader Durga Poudel among many others.