Three districts have been declared hot spots for election day and the Home Ministry said it had helicoptered additional forces to the areas.

The three districts are Ramechhap, Dhading and Solukhumbu where YCL attacks against other parties have been reported in the past two weeks. Overnight there were more reports of rival party supporters clashing in various parts of the country despite agreements between their leaders.

In Tanahu a group of NC supporters returning from a rally in Lamjung was attacked on Monday night by suspected Maoists and two people were seriously injured. In Sindhupalchok, Maoists attacked a UML rally on Monday, injuring several people. UML supporters counter-attacked and captured the Maoists and handed them to the police. UML sources said the Maoists carried identity cards of a nearby UNMIN-supervised cantonment.UNMIN chief Ian Martin said in Pokhara on Monday that an election in which Maoist PLA from the cantonment were mobilized would be unacceptable to the international community.

Meanwhile, nearly 900 international observers including Jimmy Carter,Gaku Hashimoto, 12 members of the European parliament, and MPs from France, Australia and Britain have also arrived. At a reception at Baluwatar for heads of observer missions, Prime Minister Koirala was asked about continued Maoist attacks on candidates and intimidation of voters.He replied: "their hangover will slowly fade away."