Prime Minister Sushila Karki has said that elections in mountain districts will be held on March 5 as scheduled.

Karki reached Namche and later Salleri of Solukhumbu district by helicopter on Thursday morning to assess preparations for the House of Representatives elections. After meeting stakeholders at the District Coordination Committee, she told journalists that the polls would be conducted in a single phase on the announced date.

She urged the public not to doubt the schedule and said the government was prepared to ensure security. “The government’s full attention is on holding the elections successfully,” she said, calling on voters to cast their ballots without fear.

Earlier, Karki was welcomed by official including Krishna Prasad Niroula, chief of the District Coordination Committee and Chief District Officer Leela KC Pandey.

During a briefing, Chief District Officer Pandey said there would be no difficulty in conducting the elections on March 5. Pandey said the likelihood of disruption due to snowfall was low, noting that snowfall is uncommon in early March.

According to the Prime Minister’s Secretariat, Karki also held interactions with local and government officials in Namche. Her team included Chief Personal Secretary Adarsha Kumar Shrestha and Press Adviser Ram Bahadur Rawal.

Some had suggested postponing the polls, citing potential difficulties in mountain districts due to winter conditions. However, the Election Commission has maintained that the elections will be held on the scheduled date in a single phase.