The Nepal government has accepted the resignation of its Ambassador to India, Deep Kumar Upadhyay, to contest the upcoming parliamentary elections.<br/>'<br/>Upadhyaya had tendered his resignation on October 6. A Cabinet meeting headed by Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba in Kathmandu yesterday accepted the resignation of Upadhyay, leaving the envoy's post vacant.<br/>'<br/>Upadhyay has filed his nomination for the upcoming parliamentary election from Kapilvastu district as the ruling Nepali Congress candidate.