Key Highlights
- The former television journalist resigned on the eve of the date fixed by the Election Commission to file nomination papers for the election.
- In his resignation letter, Kharel said that he decided to resign from his post before entering the arena of party politics, considering the independent identity of the current government.
- He is considering contesting the election from Lalitpur district for the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP).
- Earlier in the day, Minister for Youth and Sports Bablu Gupta also resigned from his post to contest the general elections.
- Gupta is currently in Janakpur of Dhanusha district campaigning for the RSP and is preparing to contest elections on the party’s ticket, said sources close to the RSP.
