NC demands 100 seats, Maoists 60, Unified Socialist 40 and JSP 32 in sharing of seats

Nepali Congress (NC) has demanded candidacy in 100 House of Representatives (HoR) seats during the meeting of ruling coalition to discuss sharing of seats in the upcoming elections.

Rastriya Janamorcha leader Himal Puri talking with reporters after the meeting at Baluwatar Thursday told that NC sought candidacy in 100 of 165 seats to be elected through the first-past-the-post electoral system. CPN (Maoist Center) similarly has staked claims for 60 seats, CPN (Unified Socialist) 40, Janata Samajwadi Party (JSP) 32 and Rastriya Janamorcha two, according to Puri.