Major Shift in Gandaki Province: CPN-UML and CPN (Maoist Center) Fail to Secure Any Federal Seats

Pokhara. In the House of Representatives election held last Thursday, the communist parties CPN-UML and CPN (Maoist Center) failed to secure victory in even a single constituency in Gandaki Province. Representation for both parties from Gandaki has dropped to zero. In the 2079 elections, UML had won five seats and CPN (Maoist Center) had won two seats from Gandaki.

The Nepali Congress, which won 10 seats in the previous election, was limited to just two seats in Gandaki this time. The deposit of the National Janamorcha candidate, who won in Baglung-1 in the 2079 elections, was forfeited this time.