UML’s poll agenda centred on the creation of a welfare state

As the UML fights the polls against strong alliance, how is the party preparing for the upcoming polls and what is its assessment?

With less than a month until the voting day for November 20 elections, the CPN-UML, like other parties, is working in a full swing to devise election strategy and its execution. The UML that emerged as the largest party from the previous election fought forming a left alliance and has split now and is in an election race without forming nationwide alliance like the 2017’s poll though it has partnered with some fringe parties in some constituencies. The party leadership has been claiming it will retain its position as the largest party. Going by the local election results, the Nepali Congress-led five party alliance is ahead of the UML in most of the constituencies. As the UML fights the polls against strong alliance, how is the party preparing for the upcoming polls and what is its assessment? The Post’s Thira Lal Bhusal and Binod Ghimire talked to the party’s deputy General Secretary Bishnu Rimal , who is also the secretary of the Election Mobilisation Committee, for the answer.