Kathmandu, Jan. 5 -- Four major political parties represented in the dissolved House of Representatives are preparing to form an alliance for the upcoming National Assembly election scheduled for January 25, The Kathmandu Post reported.

On March 4, 18 members of the National Assembly -- one-third of the 59-member upper house -- are set to retire, in line with the chamber's biennial retirement cycle. Elections will be held to fill these vacant seats, as per The Kathmandu Post.

Negotiations are currently underway among the Nepali Congress, the CPN-UML, the Nepali Communist Party, and a coalition of Madhes-based parties to coordinate their strategy for the election.

According to leaders from the Congress, UML and the Nepali Communist Part...