To create a political atmosphere for the elections, there has been confusion about who will call an all-party meeting between President Ramchandra Paudel and Prime Minister Sushila Karki.

Political parties including Congress, UML, and Maoists are expecting President Paudel to gather consensus for the elections. President Paudel is in favor of the Prime Minister taking such an initiative as the Chief Executive. Since

, there is pressure on Prime Minister Karki not to go against the spirit of the movement. The government seems suspicious that if the leader who has been 'rejected' by the movement attends the all-party meeting called by the government, the atmosphere will deteriorate even more. Although President Paudel did not make a formal call amid this dilemma, he has intensified informal dialogue with political party leaders to complete the election on time. He has asked Prime Minister Karki as the executive head to proceed with formal discussions with the parties.

President's legal advisor Baburam Kunwar said that since the environment of the election is created by political parties, the President is drawing the attention of the interested parties to maintain consensus without boycotting or disrespecting them. According to Sheetal Niwas sources, President Paudel has facilitated the creation of an election environment through informal dialogue with second and third generation leaders, apart from Congress Chairman Sher Bahadur Deuba and UML President KP Sharma Oli. In the

meeting, the leaders of Congress, UML and Maoists also gave a suggestion that they expect an all-party meeting from the President, Sheetal Niwas source said. A leader of the Congress says that the confusion is prolonged due to the lack of clarity in the ideological approach of how to deal with the dissolution of parliament, the formation of the interim government and the election announcement within the political party.

Most of the leaders in the three parties are of the opinion that the constitution and the current system should be preserved in the elections regardless of the results after the elections. It seems that some leaders at the top level are still hoping that something can be done by prolonging the confusion,' said the leader, 'so now everyone's hope and trust is in the President and he would have called an all-party meeting.' I don't know that the government discussed it. There was no meeting with the president either," he said.

UML Senior Vice President Ishwar Pokharel, Vice President Vishnu Paudel and General Secretary Shankar Pokharel met the President jointly a few days ago. Even after that, meetings are being held with other leaders of the second level. The President is meeting leaders of Congress, Maoist and other political parties. Kunwar says that although the President has worked to resolve the crisis political situation based on the principle of necessity, now the President should take care of the spirit of the Constitution when he moves forward. He said that the main responsibility of the government and the Election Commission is to create a political environment related to elections.

The President has informally created an environment where political parties are taken into confidence. He has drawn the attention of all political parties, civil society, government of Nepal and the Election Commission to go to the election and integrate through meetings and statements. The President is concerned about the work to be done as a guardian for the paramount interest and rights of the people," Kunwar said. "The government was formed based on the principle of necessity. Therefore, it cannot go against all the articles of the constitution. The executive head should call the political parties and hold a discussion.

If there is no election, what will happen to the government? Where does the Zen-G movement go? The President emphasized that all these issues should be taken seriously and all sides should work together to create an election atmosphere. Home Minister Omprakash Aryal says that they are not in favor of banning any political forces and parties. He says that the government will leave no stone unturned to create a political environment. "The government is ready to create an environment where everyone can participate in the election, the process and further discussion will be done by the Election Commission," he said.

Even though they have not made a formal decision, Congress and UML are in a state of mind to go to the polls. But some leaders of the UML establishment party are suspicious that they are trying to take political revenge by blocking the passport of their party president KP Sharma Oli. The Congress Central Working Committee meeting to be held this week is preparing to take necessary decisions about the elections. Congress General Minister Gagan Thapa and Vishwa Prakash Sharma have already announced the opinion that elections should be held on time.

The Maoist Center and the United Socialist Party have decided to go to the polls. The Maoist Central Secretariat meeting held on Tuesday decided to go to the elections. President Pushpa Kamal Dahal says that since there is no option to go to the election on the announced date, an environment should be created for it. The Secretariat meeting of the United Socialists held on October 3 decided to go to the elections.

Party Vice President and Spokesperson Agni Prasad Sapkota also confirmed that the floor committee has been instructed to prepare for the election. If there is no election, the situation will deteriorate. Elections are the main way to protect the constitution," he said. "The main thing is that the government should play a role in conducting the elections."

He said that there is no dialogue on behalf of the government with the political parties. "Even though the discussion about the election has started between the political parties, there is no initiative from the government," he added. Congress leader Bimalendra Nidhi said that since the President has a parental role in creating the election environment, there should be no delay in holding discussions with political parties. The first priority of the President, the government and the Election Commission is to create an environment for elections. There has been no discussion even till the government was formed," Nidhi said, "Information and statements do not create an environment."

UML alleges that the government does not want to create an environment for the election by suspending President Oli's passport. The UML central secretariat meeting held on October 13 concluded that the government is trying to take political revenge.

'We have got indications that the government is trying to take political revenge. Activities are being done by banning political parties that have made history," UML Deputy Secretary General Pradeep Gyawali said, "There was no communication from the government with the main political parties. There should be a fair and fear-free environment for elections.

UML secretariat and central committee meeting is being held on Friday from October 27 to 29. Senior Vice President Ishwar Pokharel said that these meetings will make formal decisions on issues including elections. He said that it is unfortunate that the government went on the path of revenge. On the other hand, Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba did not mention the context of the election in his Dasain greeting message on August 13. He insists that political problems should be solved within the constitution. Meen Vishwakarma, head of the Congress Propaganda Department, said that the government should proceed in dialogue with the parties as the election cannot be imagined without the agreement of the parties. The party will make a formal decision at the central working committee meeting starting from October 26.

The National Independent Party has also decided to prepare for the election, including the selection of candidates. Ramesh Prasain, co-spokesperson of RSVP, confirmed that homework is being done on going to the elections. "We have prepared to go to the election with the method of selecting candidates through open competition," he said.

Vice President and Propaganda Spokesman of United Socialist Party Prakash Jwala said that the country's politics will take the right direction only after the election. "Our party has decided that there is no option for parties to go to the elections," he said. Jaspa Nepal spokesperson Manish Suman also responded that his party has progressed in preparation for the elections.

Prime Minister Karki is not ready to call an all-party meeting when the President is showing the government? A minister of the government says that since the government was formed on the foundation of the Gen-G movement and the president gave a mandate to hold the elections within 6 months, the date of February 21 was set, so there was no discussion with anyone other than the Election Commission.

The government does not have a mandate to discuss with the parties, the President should take the initiative. The initiative taken by the President is the best way, the Election Commission has prepared to call the parties for discussion in a few days, said the minister.

It seems that the government has made a strategy to discuss with the old parties through the Election Commission, fearing that it will get into a controversy when the all-party meeting is called. "When the government called the old parties to the discussion, it became difficult what to do if the faces rejected by the movement including Sher Bahadur Deuba, KP Sharma Oli and Pushpa Kamal Dahal were represented," said another minister of the government. Therefore, the government moves forward by taking into account all the parties. Legal consultant Kunwar says that the political environment should be created by the government to ensure elections through all-party discussion rather than all-party discussion.

What is the government doing?

Prime Minister Sushila Karki, while addressing the nation on October 9, claimed that the government was formed with the responsibility of holding the election of the House of Representatives within 6 months in the complex situation after the movement.

"In order to get the country out of the difficult situation, the government has started the preliminary work of the general election by discussing with the officials of the Election Commission about the necessary manpower, budget, election materials, security and legal system to complete the election within February 21 in a free, fair and fearless environment," Prime Minister Karki said, "The existing election law has been amended through an ordinance to grant voting rights to the Gen-G youth generation who have reached the age of 18 and to update the voter list."

He said that the government is discussing with the Election Commission about the possibility of allowing Nepalese citizens abroad to vote from there. She called upon citizens and all parties to participate in the election. With the formation of the government a month away, the government has held discussions with the Election Commission in three stages.

Home Minister Omprakash Aryal said that the ordinance was introduced after talking to the Commission about the legal complications and then the Prime Minister and the Ministers are also sitting together for a group discussion. A few days ago, Prime Minister Karki held an all-sided discussion with Election Commission officers and ministers.

After the discussion, Prime Minister Karki instructed the officials of the commission to prepare and submit a blueprint for the expenses and peace and security as well as manpower for the elections. A few days ago, the Election Commission also discussed the preparations with Finance Minister Rameshwar Khanal. Since the government has already paid the expenses for the election, Khanal requested to submit the blueprint and proceed with the schedule of the election. Accordingly, the Commission has published the agenda. Minister Aryal said that he is constantly discussing with the Prime Minister about election expenses and manpower.

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'The government is ready to hold free, fair and rigged elections'

- Jagdish Kharel , Information technology and   Minister of Communications

The interim government has been formed for the election, how are the preparations?

This government was formed for the purpose of holding elections. The 'stakeholder' of the election is also the political party. The election date has been fixed on February 21 when the government was formed by President Ramchandra Paudel. The main mandate of the government is to maintain good governance, control corruption and hand over power to the elected government through elections within a specified period. The government is also responsible for investigating the loss of property during the

movement and the use of force during the Gen-G movement. The government has been given the responsibility of relief and rehabilitation in the flood disaster. The government has succeeded in doing good work with the help of the citizens during the weather disaster.

After forming a small-sized cabinet, discussions are ongoing with the Election Commission. The government is working in coordination with the Election Commission as the President has set a specific date to form the government. Since the beginning, the government has been working on it as a priority. The government is ready to hold free, fair and rigged elections. Both the Election Commission and the government are preparing from their respective places.

The dialogue with the political parties is not seen to be formal, is something happening informally?

Government understands that all political parties and Nepali people are ready for elections. The Election Commission has given time to the missing voters and youth to register their names. This has created an election atmosphere.