Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has inquired about the possibility of holding the election to provincial assemblies and the House of Representatives in a single phase. 

In a meeting with the Election Commission officials— Chief Election Commissioner Dr Ayodhee Prasad Yadav and Commissioners Narendra 

Dahal, Ishwari Prasad Poudyal and Sudhir Kumar Saha— at his office on Tuesday, the execusitive head of the government expressed his concerns over the elections. 

In response, the EC officials apprised the PM that the constitutional deadline for the election was approaching nearer and it seemed difficult to conduct the elections in a single phase in the context when required laws to organise the election and a report of the Electoral Constituency Delimitation Commission were awaited, EC Spokesperson Surya Prasad Sharma said. 

The EC high-level delegation informed the Prime Minister that the election to the House of Representatives was possible to conduct in the third week of November and they needed more time for further discussions to determine whether it would be possible to conduct both the elections at one go. 

Prime Minister Deuba said an appropriate decision would be taken regarding the announcement of poll date(s) after holding a meeting with top leaders of three major political parties today itself. 

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Federal Affairs and Local Development Bijay Kumar Gachhadar, Chief Secretary Rajendra Kishore Chhetri, OPMCM Secretary Kedar Bahadur Adhikari and EC Secretary Maheshwor Neupane were also present during the meeting. RSS