Kathmandu, Oct. 16 -- As the election date inches closer, the CPN-UML is the only major party still in favour of the reinstatement of the House of Representatives.

Although a few other parties including the Nepali Congress have termed the appointment of Sushila Karki as prime minister and the dissolution of the House of Representatives unconstitutional, they have announced to participate in the March 5 snap elections. President Ramchandra Paudel, on September 12, appointed Karki after the KP Sharma Oli government was ousted on September 9 by the Gen Z movement.

Speaking in a meeting called by Speaker Devraj Ghimire on Wednesday, the UML leaders strongly advocated for the reinstatement of the lower house. Mahesh Bartaula, the party's for...