More than half of the political parties contesting the March 5 elections have begun campaign activities without publishing their manifestos, going against the Election Commission’s directive and the election code of conduct. Major parties, including the Nepali Congress and CPN-UML, are among those that missed the deadline.
The Election Commission had instructed all contesting parties to make their manifestos public by Sunday before starting full campaign activities on Monday. However, only 31 out of 68 participating parties met the requirement, while 37 failed to do so.
