No majority to a political party in Nepal CA election
Kathmandu: The Nepali Congress emerged as the largest party with 196 seats in the newly elected Constituent Assembly, but failed short of a majority to form a government on its own to end the political deadlock gripping Nepal for years. A party needs a total of 301 seats to get an absolute majority in the assembly.
The Election Commission (EC) said the Nepali Congress won 91 seats under the Proportional Representation (PR) category and 105 under FPTP category.
The CPN (UML) won 175 seats, followed by UCPN-Maoist with 80 seats in the November 19 vote to elect the 601-member Constituent Assembly.
The NC has gained 91 PR seats, followed by the CPN (UML) with 84, UCPN-M with 54 and Rastriya Prajatantra Party-Nepal (RPP-N) with 24 seats.
Altogether 30 political parties are represented in the new assembly .The EC had announced December 10 as the deadline for the political parties to submit the name list of the candidates as per the seats allocated under the PR.
UCPN (Maoist)-led 16 party alliance has demanded a probe into the alleged irregularities in the elections by forming an independent commission.
Nepal has been facing a constitutional crisis for last five years after the first Constituent Assembly was dissolved without promulgating the Constitution last year. – TBN
The NC has gained 91 PR seats, followed by the CPN (UML) with 84, UCPN-M with 54 and Rastriya Prajatantra Party-Nepal (RPP-N) with 24 seats.
Altogether 30 political parties are represented in the new assembly .The EC had announced December 10 as the deadline for the political parties to submit the name list of the candidates as per the seats allocated under the PR.
UCPN (Maoist)-led 16 party alliance has demanded a probe into the alleged irregularities in the elections by forming an independent commission.
Nepal has been facing a constitutional crisis for last five years after the first Constituent Assembly was dissolved without promulgating the Constitution last year.
