Local elections are a major priority area in 2015-16: President Yadav delivering his policy speech in parliament
It was a turbulent week in the “life” of local elections in Nepal last month – as it’s been several times before. On July 8 President Ram Baran Yadav presented the government’s policy programme in parliament for the next fiscal year – 2015-16 – and made clear that “local polls” are a major priority area. In fact, the reconstitution of elected local bodies – dissolved since 2002 – is a prerequisite, the President made clear, to an efficient reconstruction process in the earthquake-affected districts. So, for those eager to again see elected local politicians coming to power, this was a major cause of optimism!

Election Commission responded with great optimism: ready to hold the local election with just four months notice

Cold, chill wind hit the local election optimism: no budget had been allocated for local polls in 2015-16!

Major legal hurdle for local elections: the unadopted constitution – here copies of the draft waiting to be distributed to the districts in July
Flash back – July 15 2014: “Nepal will hold local elections in January 2015 after a gap of 16 years, Deputy Prime Minister Bam Dev Gautam said on Tuesday.” Here’s more on the life of local elections.
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Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Federal Affairs and Local Development, Prakashman Singh, just said that the government can indeed not conduct the local elections in 2015-16 due to the focus of political parties on the constitution writing process. Singh explained: “The necessity and demand is to promulgate the new constitution. All political parties have focused their attention on it. So, we failed to hold local bodies’ elections.” In short, postponed until next year…
http://www.nepalnews.com/index.php/news/45195-local-bodies’-elections-could-not-take-place-due-to-constitution-writing-dpm-singh