Kathmandu – The government has begun preparations to allow Nepali citizens living abroad to cast their votes in the upcoming House of Representatives election scheduled for March 5 (Fagun 21).

Home Minister Om Prakash Aryal held talks with Acting Chief Election Commissioner Ram Prasad Bhandari to move forward on securing voting rights for citizens overseas.

Bhandari told , “We discussed the issue of voting rights for citizens abroad. The current law creates some obstacles, but we are looking into ways to address them and find a solution.”

Minister Aryal said the government is working to ensure at least proportional representation voting rights for Nepalese abroad. “There is a mandatory need to guarantee this right, at least under proportional representation. The Supreme Court has already issued an order on this matter. The Election Commission will identify the legal barriers, and the government will prepare the necessary law to move it forward,” he stated.

He added that the government plans to arrange voting through Nepal embassies in respective countries to secure the voting rights of citizens abroad.