Kathmandu, Jan. 19 -- Two ministers in Nepal's interim government--Minister for Youth and Sports Bablu Gupta and Communication Minister Jagdish Kharel--resigned from their posts to contest the upcoming March 5 election, a day before the formal filing of candidatures for the polls.

Gupta, the youngest minister in the Prime Minister Sushila Karki-led interim government, tendered his resignation from Janakpur, while Kharel submitted his resignation to the Prime Minister on Monday evening, according to the Prime Minister's Secretariat.

Minister Gupta, currently campaigning in Janakpur for the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), will contest the elections on the party's ticket. He was appointed minister on October 26, 2025.

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