Kathmandu, Oct. 19 -- Four new parties have either been registered or announced in under two weeks since the Election Commission's call for participation in the March 5 elections.

The constitutional election management body, on October 6, gave new parties more than six weeks to register for the March 5, 2026 snap polls.

New forces willing to form a new party have until November 16 to get registered with the commission.

Harka Sampang, mayor from Dharan Sub-metropolitan City, was the first to get a new party registered in the aftermath of the Gen Z movement that upended the country's politics. His Shram Sanskriti Party aims to contest the House of Representatives election scheduled for March.

The two-day movement led by Gen Z-ers ousted...