At least 457 cadres of Rastriya Janata Party-Nepal (RJP-N) have been arrested from across the country on Sunday, read a press statement issued by the party.

The RJP-N cadres were detained as they tried to foil the nomination process being conducted in Provinces 1, 5, 7 for the upcoming second phase of local level elections slated for June 278.

The nomination process for the local polls is underway amid a bandh called by the agitating RJP-N.

According to the statement, two RJP-N cadres were arrested from Dhangadi, Kailali while four RJP-N members were detained from Gulariya, Bardiya today.

Likewise, 20 RJP-N cadres were arrested from Nepalgunj, Banke and other 11 and 5 RJP-N cadres were arrested from Taulihwa and Krishnanagar in Kapilvastu district.

Similarly, 11 RJP-N cadres were apprehended from Sunsari district and 20 from Morang while 8 RJP-N supporters were caught from Siraha.

Meanwhile, the largest number of RJP-N cadres was arrested from Dhanusha with 50 party supporters being detained for carrying out anti-election activities.

From Saptari, the police have detained over dozen protesters of the RJP-N.