Candidates are openly flouting election code

Nomination day saw candidates arrive with hundreds of supporters, musical ensembles, and even children.

Hundreds of people in multiple vehicles escorted Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) senior leader Balendra (Balen) Shah as he filed his nomination in Jhapa constituency-5 on Tuesday. Projected by the party as its prime ministerial candidate, Shah was seen openly breaching the Election Commission’s code of conduct and its directive to refrain from extravagance.