CPN-UML Chairman KP Oli has expressed displeasure at government’s decision to hold provincial and parliamentary elections in two phases. A Cabinet meeting on Wednesday approved the Election Commission’s proposal to hold provincial and parliamentary elections in two phases—on November 26 and December 7.

All preparations related to Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba’s upcoming five-day visit to India are complete, according to the Nepali Embassy in New Delhi. Both sides are likely to make an official announcement on Monday.

Nepal and India are exploring possibilities of signing new infrastructure projects and new areas of cooperation between the two countries while pushing for the implementation of already signed big projects during Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba’s visit to the southern neighbour next week.