Nepali Congress to elect PP leader on January 26th; UCPN-M begins talks regarding PP leader selection

KATHMANDU, JANUARY 22 - Nepali Congress, the largest party in the Constituent Assembly, is t

o hold election for the post of Parliamentary Party (PP) leader coming Sunday morning. As per the election time table published today by the Election Committee formed under the convenorship of the party spokesperson Dilendra Prasad Badu, the time for registering candidacy has been set for 11 am to 1 pm on Saturday while the election will be held between 8.30 am to 11 am, Sunday.

Party President Sushil Koirala, senior leader Sher Bahadur Deuba and Vice-chairman Ram Chandra Poudel are aspiring for the post of PP leader to who will also potentially hold the post of the next prime minister.