Kathmandu, April 1 -- On March 24, the CPN-UML announced its bypoll candidates for the Ilam-2 federal constituency and Bajhang (A) seat in the Sudur Paschim Provincial Assembly. Suhang Nembang is the party's candidate for the House of Representative seat from Ilam and Dan Bahadur Bhandari from Bajhang.

The other parties in the ruling alliance also decided to contest the polls saying the senior coalition partner announced its candidates without consultations. The CPN (Unified Socialist) has picked Jit Bahadur Rai for Ilam and Dil Bahadur Singh for Bajhang. On Saturday, the Rastriya Swatantra Party decided to field Milan Limbu from Ilam. It is not contesting provincial assembly polls.

A meeting of the CPN (Maoist Centre) office bearers on...