In what may be a first in politics, four parties that have qualified for the primary round of NA elections, after submitting the Letter of Intent (LoI), have sent written appeals to the Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB), requesting the commission to reconsider its decision on disqualifying the Bhutan Kuen-Nyam …

While filing the Letter of Intent (LoI) on 5 May, the Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT) has submitted two names to the office of Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) for the Radhi-Sakteng constituency in Trashigang. One name being of that of Jigme Tshultim, 37, and the other a lady whose name …

The DPT manifesto’s pledge to create the post of a deputy minister in the Ministry of Labour and Human Resources, with the aim of reducing youth unemployment has come under fire from various political parties. Members of political parties say that such a move is not in keeping with the …