Kathmandu: Nepal's Rastriya Janata Party Nepal, a key Madhesi party, on Sunday registered with the Election Commission for the provincial and parliamentary elections to be held next month.
The disgruntled Rastriya Janata Party Nepal (RJP-N) recently decided to take part in the local level polls to be held on September 18 after the Constitution amendment bill tabled in the Parliament failed to get through as it could not garner required two third majority votes.
The party had boycotted the first and second phase of local-level elections, expressing reservation to taking part in the polls without having their demands being fulfilled.
The local-level polls are being held in Nepal for the first time in almost two decades. Millions of Nepalese voted in the first two phases of the polls as the Himalayan nation takes a crucial step towards cementing democracy amid political turmoil.
A team led by party coordinator Mahatha Thakur registered the party at the Election Commission after submitting required legal documents yesterday, the party said in a statement.
The Commission had set August 27 the deadline for the political parties to get registered.