Political parties are busy with the final homework of preparing the closed list of candidates for the proportional representation for the House of Representatives elections. Although the Election Commission has set the deadline for submitting the closed list for Sunday and Monday, most parties are submitting it only on the second day.

According to the commission, only three parties submitted their closed lists on Sunday. The closed lists of Nepal Workers and Peasants Party, Nepal Democratic Party and Rastriya Janamorcha were submitted to the commission. Other parties are holding internal discussions to prepare the closed lists. Some parties are in the process of unification. 

The Congress is holding discussions by determining quotas for provinces based on geography and population to select proportional candidates. According to central member Bal Bahadur KC, the number of names recommended through the regional committee is about 1,800. Parties participating in the elections must submit a list of a minimum of 11 and a maximum of 110 candidates under the proportional system. At least 50 percent of the list must be women.

The Congress has prepared to have all districts represented in the proportional system. The criteria have been set for not repeating those who have had the opportunity under the proportional system since 2064. The Congress has decided not to repeat the proportional system this time due to allegations that leaders have misused the proportional representation system. The Congress will not field candidates from provincial parliamentarians, candidates on the proportional list of the provincial assembly, and local level office bearers.

The Congress had directed that each constituency send the names of at least three people, including one woman, on the basis of proportional inclusion. However, leaders have said that the selection process is facing difficulties as the districts have sent the list of all aspirants to the center. The number of aspirants has decreased somewhat after the criteria were set not to repeat those who got the opportunity in the proportional system earlier. According to Congress spokesperson Prakash Sharan Mahat, the leaders of the respective provinces and the provincial working committee chairpersons on the work performance committee will discuss and finalize the names of the candidates.

The UML central secretariat meeting has given the responsibility of finalizing the list of proportional candidates to Chairman KP Sharma Oli. Secretary Rajan Bhattarai informed that although the proposed names were discussed in the secretariat meeting on Sunday, Oli has been given the responsibility of making the final decision. 'The chairman proposed 110 names. "The opinion of friends has come on it," he said, "We will submit the list to the Election Commission after the chairman finalizes it tomorrow (Monday).

UML has adopted a policy of not repeating candidates who were included in the proportional list in the last election. Secretary Padma Aryal has been proposed as the number one candidate of the women's 'cluster' in the proportional list. Former Vice President Guru Baral's name has been put at the number one position of Khas Arya. The names of leaders Shanta Chaudhary, Neeru Pal, Tuka Hamal and others have also been recommended. The name of Nita Ghatani has also been put from the Gen-G group. The UML is going to decide the candidate based on the recommendation of the provincial and district committees. 

Nepali Communist Party Coordinator Pushpa Kamal Dahal and Co-Coordinator Madhav Kumar Nepal are also doing their homework to finalize the names of the proportional candidates. They will prepare the list of proportional candidates by including people from 15 constituent parties, including the then Maoists and Unified Socialists. 

NCP leader Barshaman Pun said that the list of candidates will be prepared in a way that reflects the spirit of unity. The NCP had instructed its subordinate committee to make mandatory recommendations for Gen-G and women.

JSP Nepal leader Manish Suman informed that people from the Janajati, Madhesh, and Dalit movements will be made proportional candidates. “We will submit the list to the Election Commission after the party parliamentary board finalizes the list,” he said. Janmat Party General Secretary Chandan Singh informed that young, educated people from Himal, Pahala, Terai-Madhesh will be made proportional candidates. Parties including the Civil Liberation Party Nepal are also in the final homework of selecting proportional candidates.