Talks between the ruling coalition and the agitating Rastriya Janata Party-Nepal (RJP-N) failed to yield any positive result after both sides stuck to their respective stands.  

In a meeting convened at Singha Durbar on Sunday, the leaders of ruling parties led by Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba failed to convince the leaders of RJP-N to join the second phase of local level elections slate for June 28.

The RJP-N reiterated its stand that it would not take part in the election until their demands were met.

The RJP-N has been demanding the government to address its demands including an amendment to the constitution, releasing their cadres detained or are facing charges in connection with the Madhes and Tharuhat movements, and increasing the number of local units in Tarai districts.

However, the governing coalition has been urging the agitating parties to take part in the level elections assuring to amend the constitution to meet their demands.

On Saturday, the RJP-N had proposed postponing the second phase local polls in order to address their demands. But Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba told RJP-N leaders not to talk about deferring polls now as the whole country has already got into the election cycle.

The second phase of local elections has already been postponed twice.

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