हामी सबैकाे संसारन्यूज

24 ajaune, Kanchnapur- Having garnered a sizeable number of votes in the first round of local level elections in Kathmandu, Bibeksheel Nepali Party has tested the waters by fielding candidates in the second round in Baitadi, Kailali and Kanchanpur districts.

It is noted that Bibeksheel’s Ranju Darshana, who ran for mayor in Kathmandu Metropolitan City in the first phase, garnered a sizeable votes. She got 23,439 votes while CPN-UML’s Bidya Sundar Shakya, who was elected mayor of Kathmandu Metropolis, secured 64,913 votes.

Bibeksheel was a new party to fight in the race and the votes it has managed to garner are considered to be comparatively higher for the new party.

Bibeksheel is running for major positions including mayor and deputy mayor in municipalities in the districts. Bibeksheel’s Arjun Singh Dhami is vying for mayor in Shuklaphanta Municipality while Dil Bahadur Saud for ward chairperson of municipality-11. Dhami is building career in modeling sector while Saud is social worker.

Likewise, Bharat Raj Panta is competing for mayor in Patan Municipality in Baitadi. Tek Raj Kathayat has filed his candidacy for deputy mayor in Lamki Chuha Municipality in Kailali.

The party has put forward the agenda for controlling corruption and maintaining transparency, establishing blood bank, providing rights of land reforms, ensuring equal and easy access to health, controlling drug abuses, expanding electricity and developing capacity building, education and agriculture among others.