Kathmandu, Oct. 30 -- The government has decided to hold the elections for one-third of the members of the National Assembly on January 25, 2026.

The Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Sushila Karki, on Wednesday, fixed the date to elect new lawmakers after the 18 retire on March 4, 2026. One third of the members of the 59-strong upper house retire biennially, requiring a vote to elect their replacements.

As per the records at the parliament secretariat, the highest number, 8, of retiring lawmakers are from the CPN-UML. It is followed by the CPN (Maoist Centre), whose seven members complete their terms in the next four years. An upper house member has a six-year tenure.

"One member each from the CPN (Unified Socialist), the Jana...