The Election Commission has announced that it is currently reviewing the documents of 15 political parties that have applied for official registration. According to the Commission, ten applications were received before the announcement of the House of Representatives elections and five afterward, and all of them are under consideration.
Following the Gen Z movement, the participation of the younger generation in forming political parties has increased. After the election announcement, applications for party registration were submitted by groups including the Labour Culture Party led by Dharan sub-metropolitan mayor Harka Sampang and leaders associated with the Gen Z movement. Applications that meet all required procedures will be approved, said Commission spokesperson Narayan Prasad Bhattarai.
Earlier, 122 parties were registered with the Commission. With the split of two parties recently, the total number of registered political parties has now reached 124.
The Commission said it has intensified preparations for the elections, which are scheduled for Falgun 21 (March 4). It has prepared a tentative budget estimating an expenditure of 7.5 billion rupees for conducting the House of Representatives elections, though the final allocation is yet to be confirmed.
The budget includes costs for procurement of election materials and mobilization of staff. After the Gen Z movement held on Bhadra 23 and 24, a new government was formed under former Chief Justice Sushila Karki on Bhadra 27, followed by the dissolution of the House of Representatives and the announcement of elections.
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