Report in The Kathmandu Post, April 3, 2023
The Loktantrik Samajbadi Party has decided to support the candidate of Janata Samajbadi Party in the by-elections in Bara constituency-2.
The Janata Samajbadi Party is preparing to field party chairman Upendra Yadav in the by-elections for the House of Representative seat from the constituency.
Loktantrik Samajbadi Party Mahanta Thakur took the decision.
Party senior leader Rajendra Mahato was an aspirant for the Bara-2 seat.
Talking to the Post, leader Mahato said that he will not contest the election as the party has decided to support the candidate of the ruling alliance.
The by-elections have been scheduled for April 23 after Ram Sahay Prasad Yadav, who was elected as a House of Representatives member from Bara-2 was elected as the vice president. By-elections for lower House seats from Chitwan-2 and Tanahun-1 will also be held on the same day.
In Bara-2, the ruling coalition including Nepali Congress and CPN (Maoist Center) have also decided to support Yadav’s candidacy.
As per the election schedule, the candidates should file their nominations by Monday.
https://kathmandupost.com/politics/2023/04/02/loktantrik-samajbadi-party-to-support-janata-samajbadi-party-s-upendra-yadav-in-bara-2-by-election
