Cabinet meeting decides to hold CA Polls on Nov 22

The meeting of the Council of Ministers held at Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala's office at Singhadurbar Sunday afternoon, has decided to hold Constituent Assembly (CA) polls on Nov 22, 2007 ( Mangshir 6, 2064).

The meeting also decided to extend the deadline of the Election Constituency Delineation Commission by 21 days.

A meeting of the eight-party leaders on Saturday had mandated the government to announce the date for the CA polls slated for late November this year.

According to a source, PM Koirala briefly attended the meeting and left for Baluwatar due to his health condition.

During an eight-party meeting two weeks ago, Koirala had suggested that the elections be held on November 26.

The CA elections had earlier been slated for June 20, but it was postponed after the Election Commission asked more time for the preparations.