Kathmandu, Jan. 5 -- Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) central committee member Arnico Panday has withdrawn his name from the party's proportional representation candidate list. He announced his decision through a Facebook post on Monday.

Panday said he informed colleagues of his decision during a central committee meeting on Sunday night, citing recent political developments as the reason for no longer seeing the justification to remain on the list.

On Facebook, he wrote, "I always try to choose the path through which I can contribute to the country and society. Given the current political situation, I saw no justification to remain on the proportional list, and I informed my colleagues of my decision during last night's central committee...