Nepali Ambassador to India Deep Kumar Upadhyay is considering to return home after the Dashain festival to contest the upcoming federal parliament elections from his home town Kapilvastu.

He confirmed his intent to the Post over telephone. “I have already informed Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba about my interest to contest in the elections. He has responded positively,” Upadhyay said. 

Appointed from the Nepali Congress quota during the Sushil Koirala-led 

government, Upadhyay was recalled from the Delhi mission by subsequent 

government headed by the CPN-UML’s KP Sharma Oli in May 2016 on charge of working against the country’s interest.

Upadhyay was reappointed by the next government, this time led by CPN (Maoist Centre)’s Pushpa Kamal Dahal. 

Upadhyay said he decided to run in the elections to honour the request of the people in his hometown.

“I will be holding discussions with the senior Nepali Congress leaders before tendering my resignation,” he said.