A Rastriya Janata Party-Nepal (RJP-N) leader has quit the party not only to join the CPN (Maoist Centre) but also to become the its mayoral candidate.

Narendra Yadav resigned as RJP-N’s Mahottari district presidium member on Wednesday after a disagreement with the party leadership over ticket distribution.

The Maoist Centre then welcomed him and declared him the mayoral candidate of Aauahi Municipality.

The last leg of local elections is scheduled for September 18 in eight districts of Province 2.

The RJP-N, which did not participate in the first phase local polls on May 14 and boycotted the second round on June 28, though is participating in the third and last phase, it faced a tough time selecting candidates.

As per the Election Commission’s calendar, the candidates filed their nominations on Wednesday.

In Saptari also, several RJP-N cadres have expressed their dissatisfaction with the leadership over ticket distribution, saying relatives of the central leaders were favoured.

On Tuesday, RJP-N’s Jangilal Raya resigned as the general secretary.

Raya claimed that the party fielded those candidates who “are weak” in terms of public support.

He had objected to the party’s selection of candidates in Kabilas Municipality, Bharampur Rural Municipality and Bishnu Rural Municipality.

Senior RJP-N leaders Mahantha Thakur and Rajendra Mahato took arbitrary decisions while picking the candidates, he said.