The CPN (Maoist Centre) headquarters meeting on Monday concluded that the outcome of first phase of local level elections was as expected by the party.

The meeting was chaired by Prime Minister and party Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal.

Despite the party unity, the number of votes the party garnered was as expected in the context of the party going for the election amidst confusion and the unsystematic party organisation, the meeting concluded.

While reviewing that the party has emerged victorious in 46 places out of 283 local levels and was defeated by a vote difference of less than 500 in more than 50 local levels, the meeting concluded that the party would be victorious in all the places during the provincial and federal elections.

The meeting concluded that the people's mandate showed Maoist Centre was not weak in terms of votes.

On the occasion, PM Dahal said that taking the Singha Dubar-centric rights to villages, making local levels strong and concluding the first phase of local polls successfully were the Maoist Centre’s victory.

The party has also decided to make strategies to win more places in the second phase of local level elections slated for June 14.