In Tanahu, Nepali Congress has used a big flag against the code of conduct of the election commission during their campaign On May 4, the Nepali Congress used a bigger flag during their election campaign at Dulegauda of Shuklagandaki Municipality. The code of conduct under point 5 of “Acharan Mahal 6″ issued by the election commission states that the party cannot use a flag bigger than 10 /98” during the election campaign. The party has used a bigger flag than the code of conduct allowed.

Meanwhile, the Netra Bikram Chand led the Maoist party have warned the election candidates to withdraw their candidacy. The press statement released by the party on May 3 requested the candidates to withdraw their candidacy by resigning.