The Nepali Congress (NC) has officially registered with the Election Commission of Nepal.
The NC was registered with the Election Commission for the upcoming elections of the House of Representatives and the National Assembly, NC Chief Secretary Krishna Prasad Paudel told Nepalkhabar.
"We filed an application at 11 am today (Sunday)," Paudel said, "The party was registered for the upcoming elections of the House of Representatives and National Assembly, according to the party decision."
The election of the National Assembly is scheduled for January 25 and that of the House of Representatives for March 5. The parties must register with the Commission for National Assembly elections by November 23, the deadline set by the body.
As per the timeline approved by the Commission, the application submission process, which commenced on November 17, will run until November 26. To date, 44 parties have submitted their applications for the House of Representatives elections, while nine parties have done so for the National Assembly elections, according to Election Commission spokesperson Narayan Prasad Bhattarai.
He also mentioned that a preliminary draft of the election code of conduct, intended for implementation during the elections, has been prepared and uploaded to the Commission's website for public suggestions, with feedback invited until today.
The Commission plans to issue the code of conduct on January 15 and 16, 2026, following the collection of suggestions from various stakeholders.
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