AMN / KATHMANDU /
Left alliance is comfortably leading in historic parliament and provincial elections in Nepal. As per latest reports alliance partners Communist Party of Nepal (UML) and Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) has won 11 seats of House of Representative and leading in 87 constituencies.
Ruling Nepali Congress is leading in 15 constituencies, Rashtriya Janta Party Nepal in 2 and others are ahead in 2 places.
CPN (UML) candidates have won from Manang, Mustang, Bajhang, Mugu and Myagdi parliament seats. CPN (Maoist Centre) candidate won from Rukum (East).
An independent candidate has been elected from Humla parliamentary constituency. In provincial assemblies CPN (UML) won 7, CPN (Maoist Centre) 3, Nepali Congress 2 and Independent won from one place. CPN (UML) leading in 27, CPN (Maoist Centre) 17, Nepali Congress 7, Rashtriya Janta Party Nepal 2 and others are ahead in 2 places.
The historic elections for 165 constituencies of House of Representative and 330 seats of seven provincial assemblies were held in two phases on November 26 and December 7.
This was the first time in the history of Nepal that elections for state assemblies took place.
Nepal on Thursday marked a watershed moment after completing the second phase of House of Representatives (HoR) and Provincial Assembly (PA) elections under a new federal constitution adopted two years ago.
The historic polls, first phase of which were held on November 26, bring the Nepal’s long-drawn transition to federal democracy to an end, rekindling hope that the country would now embark on the path of stability and prosperity, constitutional experts and observers said.
The Election Commission (EC) has said results will be out within eight days. This will mean a new federal parliament and new government at the centre and seven provincial assemblies and provincial governments in seven provinces, in a great leap forward, as the move would ensure devolution of power—away from the centre to provinces to the local level.
Bipin Adhikari, a constitutional expert, said post-election challenges include appointment of province chiefs and provincial capitals and giving shape to political structures in seven provinces, and inter-province as well as province-centre relations vis-à-vis fiscal and governance. “The new government at the centre should take the lead to ensure effective implementation of the constitution. There must be a qualitative increase in the pace of work,” Adhikari said.
