PM Oli asks Election Commission to take initiatives for November polls

KATHMANDU: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has asked the Election Commission to initiate necessary preparations for the upcoming elections for the House of Representatives (HoR).

In a meeting with the commissioners of the poll body on Saturday morning, Prime Minister Oli stated that the parliamentary elections are inevitable.

“The PM directed the election commission to expedite its preparations to hold the election on the stipulated dates,” according to Surya Thapa, a press aide to PM Oli.

Earlier on Saturday morning at 1, President Bhandari dissolved the lower house of parliament and announced elections for November 12 and 19.