December 25: Gasa dzongkhag has failed to nominate even a single candidate for the National Council (NC) election even as the second round of gewog zomdus or village level meetings to nominate candidates ended yesterday.

The NC election in Gasa as well as four other dzongkhags of Trashi Yangtse, Lhuntse, Haa, and Thimphu were postponed by a month due to shortage of candidates.

Trashi Yangtse has been able to come up with three candidates and the capital Thimphu with two.

Lhuntse and Haa has one candidate each but Gasa does not have a single candidate. Idealy each dzongkhag should have a minimum of two candidates.