Kathmandu, Aug. 11 -- The government is pushing ahead with a law to double the threshold for the representation of the parties in the House of Representatives and the provincial assemblies.

In the draft bill to Amend and Consolidate the Election Law forwarded to the Election Commission for review, the Ministry of Home Affairs has increased the threshold for the House to five percent and to three percent for the provincial assemblies.

In July last year, the constitutional election body had forwarded the draft amendments to the ministry, retaining the existing threshold of 3 and 1.5 percentages in the House and the provincial assemblies, respectively. However, the home ministry has revised the provision, making it more difficult for fring...