Nepal, Jan. 6 -- Although the two parties have reached a consensus on joining forces, seat allocation and cluster arrangements are yet to be finalized.

For the National Assembly election scheduled on January 25, the Nepali Congress (NC) and CPN-UML have agreed to form an electoral alliance. UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli briefed the party secretariat on Tuesday about the agreement to forge the alliance.

Although the two parties have reached a consensus on joining forces, seat allocation and cluster arrangements are yet to be finalized.

The agreement is to go together in the National Assembly. The responsibility to finalize the clusters and decide which party gets which seats has been given to the chairman," said UML Deputy General Secreta...