KATHMANDU, March 8: A meeting of the eight-party alliance held discussions on the upcoming Presidential election. The meeting was held at the Nepali Congress (NC) Parliamentary Party (PP) office in Singha Durbar.

The discussions centered on contemporary political issues including preparations for the President election. NC Vice President and Task Force convenor Purna Bahadur Khadka said the meeting discussed topics related to election mobilization in the context of the election of the President on March 9. 

Vice President Khadka said the meeting dwelt on topics including the technical preparations the political parties have to make in the context of the Presidential election. 

The eight-party alliance has decided to urge their lawmakers in the House of Representatives and the National Assembly as well as all the Province Assembly members to come to Kathmandu until 11 am on Wednesday for the preparation of the election. 

It is said that the meeting also discussed topics such as providing orientation to the lawmakers on how to vote to prevent invalid votes and ensure 100 percent voting in the election to the President. 

The Eight-Party Alliance Task Force comprises leaders of CPN (Maoist Centre), CPN (Unified Socialist), the Janata Samajbadi Party Nepal, the Loktantrik Samajbadi Party Nepal, Nagarik Unmukti Party, Janamat Party and the Rastriya Janamorcha. NC vice-president Khadka is the Task Force convenor.