Nepali Congress General Convention: Nomination ends, race for joint general secretaries heats up

KATHMANDU: Nomination filing for various posts concluded on Tuesday at the Nepali Congress’ ongoing 15th General Convention in Kathmandu, with leaders registering their candidacies as the closed session and electoral process move forward.

Three candidates have registered for the post of party president: Shyam Krishna Khadgi, Gagan Kumar Thapa and Kishor Singh Rathore. Likewise, Bishwo Prakash Sharma is the sole candidate for senior vice president, while Pushpa Bhusal has registered her candidacy for the women’s vice president post. Sharma and Bhusal have therefore been elected unopposed.

Nine leaders are contesting for the open vice president posts. They are Dr Chandra Mohan Yadav, Surendra Raj Pandey, Dr Minendra Rijal, Govinda Bhattarai, Devraj Chalise, Madhu Prasad Acharya, Dhanraj Gurung, Dipak Giri and Dr Chandra Bhandari.