A meeting of the top leaders of the coalition is underway at the Prime Minister’s residence in Baluwatar.

A five-party election preparation and monitoring committee led by senior Congress leader Ram Chandra Poudel has submitted a report to the top leadership with recommendations prepared on the basis of the details of the recent situation of all parties at the local level.

The meeting is attended by Prime Minister and Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba, Senior Leader and Coordinator of the Monitoring Committee Poudel, Deputy Chairman Purna Bahadur Khadka, General Secretary Gagan Thapa, Communications Minister Gyanendra Bahadur Karki, Leader Krishna Sitaula and other leaders.
Similarly, Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’, Narayan Kaji Shrestha and Dev Gurung are from the CPN-Maoist. Respected leader Jhala Nath Khanal from CPN-S, Deputy General Secretary Vijay Poudel, Ashok Rai from JASAPA, Renukumari Yadav and Durga Poudel from Janamorcha are participating.

CPN (Maoist) Chairman Madhav Kumar Nepal and Jaspa Executive Council Chairman Upendra Yadav are not present at the meeting.