KATHMANDU: A central working committee (CWC) meeting of ruling Nepali Congress (NC) undergoing at the central party office in Sanepa has concluded for Monday. It is scheduled to continue on Tuesday.

Representatives of the districts deployed under the local election campaign have already submitted their reports in the meeting on Friday and Sunday.

The rest of the central members are presenting their views in the meeting today.  There are 14 office-bearers in the CWC of the NC.

Despite assorted views on the electoral alliance arising from the CWC leaders, the NC is likely to take a decision in favor of the electoral alliance as per the principle of necessity.

“Some leaders have stressed on the need to form an electoral alliance in the upcoming local elections,” said NC leader Dr. Prakash Sharan Mahat, adding, “The alliance is necessary in some places so as to win the elections. The CWC meeting called for Monday will take a final call on it.”

The meeting will also review a one-month-long door-to-door election campaign launched targeting the local level elections slated for May 13.

Some top-notch leaders including Ram Chandra Poudel are in favor of electoral alliance while Shekhar Koirala group is against the electoral alliance.

In the meantime Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has stressed on the need to retain the coalition and go for electoral alliance.

“Everyone has a future in alliance. Alliance is the current need of the country,” Prime Minister Deuba said in the meeting, adding, “Although I was not in favor of alliance in the beginning and was convinced by senior leader Ram Chandra Poudel, alliance will not cause injustice to anyone.”