Ruling coalition meeting underway at Baluwatar

KATHMANDU: A meeting of the ruling coalition is underway at the Prime Minister’s official residence in Baluwatar.

“A ruling coalition meeting is taking place in Baluwatar,” said Ramesh Malla, the personal secretary of CPN (Maoist Center) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda.’

The meeting scheduled for today is dwelling on an electoral alliance for the upcoming local level elections and Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba’s India visit, sources have said.

Prime Minister is leaving for India on Friday.

A central working committee (CWC) meeting of the Nepali Congress (NC) had decided to forge an electoral alliance with the coalition parties based on the local circumstances and necessity.

The coaling meeting is taking place first time after the NC’s CWC meeting.

Similarly, CPN (Maoist Center) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal alias Prachanda and CPN (Unified Socialist) Chairman Madhav Kumar Nepal have been saying that they should continue the alliance until the local level elections.

The local level election is being held on May 13.