Kathmandu, Dec. 28 -- Prime Minister Sushila Karki has started direct engagement with top leaders of the major political parties with the aim of creating a conducive environment for the March 5 elections.

Two days after President Ramchandra Paudel arranged a meeting between Prime Minister Karki, Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba, CPN-UML Chair KP Sharma Oli, and Nepali Communist Party Coordinator Pushpa Kamal Dahal, Karki called a joint meeting with three leaders on Saturday at the prime minister's residence to ensure timely elections.

This was the first visit of the three top leaders to the prime minister's residence after the Gen Z uprising in September forced Oli, who was prime minister at the time, to resign and flee in a...