There is no disagreement between the Election Commission
(EC) and the government over holding local government elections. However, no
final decision has yet been made on when the elections will be held or which
process or level will be held first. After the Election Commission released a
preliminary schedule for Union Parishad elections, the government said it had
no information about it. The EC said the final schedule would be set after
discussions with the relevant ministries and stakeho...