For the upcoming election of members of the House of Representatives to be held on Falgun 21, the UML has accelerated the recommendation of direct candidates in various districts of Karnali. Most of them are old faces.

UML is going to field Dhruv Kumar Shahi again in Surkhet Constituency No. 1. As per the decision of the full meeting of the Constituency Coordination Committee, Shahi's single name has been sent to the center.

With Shahi's single recommendation, it is certain that he will compete with Congress Acting President Purna Bahadur Khadka for the third time. Khadka has also been recommended by Congress alone. Shahi was defeated by Khadka in the last House of Representatives election-2079, while Shahi defeated Khadka in the 2074 BS election. 

In Surkhet Constituency No. 2, UML has recommended the name of District President Kulmani Devkota. The party meeting held on Saturday unanimously made him the candidate. Congress's Hridayram Thani was elected from this constituency in the last House of Representatives election. Congress has recommended the names of 6 people including Thani. 

In Rukum West, District President Nandaram Devkota has been recommended alone. He was also a candidate in the House of Representatives election held in 2079 BS. He was defeated by former Maoist Janardan Sharma at that time.

District President Shantilal Mahat has also been recommended as a single candidate in Jumla. Where Gyanendra Shahi of RPP was elected in the previous election.

Similarly, Karnali Province Committee President Gulabjung Shah has been recommended as a single candidate in Salyan. He won the Provincial Assembly in 2074 BS but was defeated by Congress candidate Suresh Adhikari in the 2079 BS election. 

In Jajarkot, the names of 4 people, including central member Niraj Acharya, have been recommended. Along with Acharya, Dambar Bahadur Singh, Kaushila Wali Khatri, Ganesh Thapa and Narayan Gharti have been recommended as candidates.

UML has recommended the names of young leaders Bishnu Rijal and Laxmi Prasad Pokharel in Dailekh constituency number 2. An internal vote was held during the recommendation of candidates in Dailekh. In which Rijal got 67 votes while  Pokharel got 66 votes.