KATHMANDU, Sept. 28 -- The ruling Nepali Congress (NC) has clarified that the names of the candidates to contest the upcoming November 20 election under the Proportional Representations (PR) was finalized unanimously.

The NC submitted the closed list under the PR system to the Election Commission on September 19. At a press conference organized on Tuesday at the party's central office, NC's Spokesperson Dr Prakash Sharan Mahat clarified that the Central Parliamentary Committee's meeting had determined the names of the candidates recommended by the concerned agencies as per the Party's statute.

Dr Mahat further said, "Intense discussions were held among the office-bearers while determining the names of the candidates vying in the upcomin...