Kathmandu, Jan. 9 -- Political parties preparing for the March 5 parliamentary elections have recommended leaders from constituencies across the country as their potential candidates.

While the parties have already submitted their lists of candidates for the proportional representation (PR) category, they have begun the process to select candidates to be elected under the first-past-the-post (FPTP) system.

In several cases, national-level leaders have been recommended from multiple constituencies alongside other party leaders, and some top leaders have been recommended as the sole candidates from certain constituencies.

However, will the same leaders actually get the opportunity to contest from the constituencies from where they have b...