Political parties in Nepal intensify election campaign ahead of March 5 polls

KATHMANDU: (Feb 18) Nepal’s oldest and newest parties intensified election campaigns on Wednesday, with just 15 days left for the March 5 general elections.

While the oldest party, the Nepali Congress (NC), released its election manifesto on Wednesday, the newest, the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), will officially unveil its manifesto on Thursday.

NC’s newly elected President Gagan Thapa unveiled the manifesto known as “Commitment Paper”, in the party’s first grand public meeting in Janakpurdham, the capital of Madhesh province.