President Bidya Devi Bhandari has approved the deployment of the army for the upcoming elections.

In a statement signed by the spokesperson of the President’s office, Sagar Acharya, it has been mentioned that “The honourable President, Mrs Bidya Devi Bhandari, has requested that the House of Representatives and Provincial Assembly elections to be held in a free, fair and fear-free environment as per the provisions of the “Integrated Security Action Plan, 2079”. Based on the recommendation of the meeting of the National Security Council, the decision of the Council of Ministers and the honourable Prime Minister, the work of providing security in an integrated and coordinated manner between the agencies has been approved. It has been mentioned that approval has been given in accordance with sub-section (2) of Article 66 of the Constitution of Nepal to mobilize the Nepali Army for the election of members of the House of Representatives and Provincial Assembly.