11 Sept, Kathmandu: Seventeen political parties have applied at the Election Commission for their participation in the proportional representation election under the coming election of the House of Representatives and the State Assembly.

The political parties have been given ten days for the registration from Sunday. The government has announced to hold the election of the House of Representatives on November 21 and of the provincial parliament on December 7.

On the first day alone, the political parties applying at EC are Nepali Congress, Naya Shakti Party Nepal, Rastriya Prajatantra Party, Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Democratic), Rastriya Janamorcha, CPN-ML, NWPP and others, said the EC. RSS