Vote Counting Halted in Makwanpur Amidst Dispute Over Ward-Specific Tabulation

Makwanpur. Vote counting for the House of Representatives election has not yet begun in Makwanpur.The counting process could not commence after a dispute arose during an all-party meeting convened to start the counting. Representatives from the participating parties demanded that votes be counted separately for each ward.They maintained their stance that ballots must be counted according to the ward so that information on how many votes came from which ward is known. Party representatives stated that counting cannot proceed without all-party consensus.They also warned that if counting is not done ward-wise, they will not allow the counting to proceed. They...