Congress, UML set to win all seats up for grabs in National Assembly

Parties file candidacies for 18 seats in the upper house as two major forces turn election to a mere formality.

A total of 44 cross-party leaders are contesting for 18 National Assembly seats in an election that has turned out to be merely a formality following the alliance between the Nepali Congress and the CPN-UML that jointly hold the largest vote shares across the provinces.