Kathmandu, Nov. 9 -- With dialogue for a potential unification between the Rastriya Janata Party Nepal and ruling coalition partner, Samajbadi Party Nepal, taking too long, the two parties have now decided to focus on an alliance for the upcoming November 30 by-elections.

Rastriya Janata Party Nepal failed to file nominations for three provincial assembly and one federal parliament seats, as the party's only candidate did not have his name on the voter list. As many as 65 candidates filed their nominations for the four open seats on Thursday within the time allocated by the Election Commission.

"We had an understanding that the Samajbadi Party would support us in Dang-3 but we could not file our nomination because our candidate was not ...