High-Stakes Political Showdown in Kalikot as Former Maoist Comrades Face Off in Election

Surkhet. Among the 12 constituencies of Karnali in the House of Representatives, Kalikot is a center of significant interest this time. This is because Mahendra Bahadur Shahi and Khadga Bahadur Bishwakarma 'Prakanda', who were comrades during the Maoist insurgency, are facing each other in this constituency.

Prakanda, contesting a parliamentary election for the first time in 18 years, finds his former comrade Mahendra as his main competitor.