Naya Shakti, a new political force coordinated by former prime minister Baburam Bhattarai, is set to be registered with the Election Commission in mid-April.

Talking to reporters in Dharan on Tuesday, Naya Shakti central council member Ganesh Raj Rai said they would register the party after concluding their publicity campaign. Rai, who is a former additional inspector general of police, added that they were busy preparing the charter, policy and agenda of the party. Another council member Pasang Sherpa said there was no alternative to amending or rewriting the newly adopted constitution as it was hard to be implemented it the present state. Rajendra Kirati said local elections were irrelevant until the demands of Madhesis and the indigenous communities are addressed.