A meeting of the ruling coalition is being held today to discuss the issue of coordination in the upcoming local elections.

The meeting will be held at 10:30 am at the PM’s residence in Baluwatar.

Leaders of the ruling parties are saying that they will coordinate the local elections and the subsequent state and assembly elections.

Within the ruling party, the Nepali Congress, there is still controversy over coordination. However, Prime Minister and Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba is adamant about forming an alliance in the election. Shekhar Koirala’s panel has been saying that the Congress should contest the election alone without forming an alliance.

Speaking to reporters in the home district of Chitwan yesterday, Chairman of the Maoist Center Prachanda said that a meeting of the ruling coalition would decide on coordination. He said that a decision would be taken at least on the issue of metropolis from today’s meeting.

The meeting of the ruling coalition will also discuss the visit of Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba to India on Friday and the agenda to be raised by Nepal.