By A Staff Reporter
Kathmandu, Feb. 15: The Election Commission is preparing to begin registration of the political parties on February 17 for the local level election slated for May 13.As per the 68-point election schedules approved by the EC, the political party registration programme will start from February 17-26.

According to the working procedure of the EC, the political parties which are already registered in the commission also need to register them for the election purpose.
As per the existing laws, political parties should register them in the Election Commission for election purposes.

As per the legal provision, if the registered party wants to participate in the election, it will have to submit the application along with the required documents within the time limit specified by the commission.
Shedding light on the reason behind the re-registration of the political parties for election purposes, EC Spokesperson Shaligram Sharma Poudel said, “The number of parties registered with the commission is more than 100. Not all of them are required to participate in the election.”

“The registered political parties should also be given election symbols. It is also required to understand whether the political parties are up to date,” he said.
After the political parties apply for registration, the commission will set a time limit of one week for investigation, said Poudel, adding, “The time limit will be from Feb 28 to March 6.”