गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Politics ∕ Pokhrel duo elected unopposed UML Senior Vice- Chair, General Secretary Politics Pokhrel duo elected unopposed UML Senior Vice- Chair, General Secretary KathmanduPati November 29, 2021 CHITWAN – Ishwar Pokhrel and Shankar Pokhrel have been elected unopposed Senior Vice- Chair and General Secretary of the new CPN (UML) leadership. Similarly, Pradeep Kumar Gyawali, Prithivi Subba Gurung and Bishnu Rimal have been picked as Deputy General Secretaries. Their nominations were declared today morning after the end of deadline for the candidacy nomination set by the party central election commission in the ongoing UML 10th National Congress in Sauraha in Chitwan district. Sitting UML Chair KP Sharma Oli and Vice Chair Dr Bhim Rawal have filed their candidacies for the post of chair. Ghana Shyam Bhusal, Bhim Acharya and Tanka Karki have decided to file their candidacies for the posts of chairperson and secretary respectively against the candidates proposed by UML Chair Oli in the closed session. Candidacies have been filed for some central members and the final name-list of the candidates would be published after completing due procedures including the verification process, said the election commission chair Dr Bijaya Subba. It takes at least 12 hours to entry data in the electric voting machine. So voting may begin by tonight, he said. Write your comments RELATED NEWS Lawmaker faces voters’ anger over flood response Flood death toll rises to 1,252 Gagan Thapa urges government to prioritize tunnel rescue PM Shah pledges Krishnabhir highway reopening within month China says 261 foreigners missing after Nepal disaster Parliament unanimously passes motion on Bhotekoshi flood Top Headlines Monsoon is predictable and Nepal’s disaster response should be too1 Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms2 Promotion Linked to Future Military Leadership: Major General Magar Could Become Army Chief3 When the State Pulls the Trigger, Who Answers ?4 Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative5 Nepal’s Political Renaissance: The rise of the RSP, the re-ordering of the old political order and the political path forward6 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns7 Jagdamba Group Chairman Shankar Agrawal Arrested8 TRENDING Once on the Margins, Women Diplomats Are Now Making Their Mark in Nepal’s Foreign Service Sector “Ranju Darshana: Government has been using superiority approach to handling pandemic” Money laundering case worth millions filed against gangster ‘Bale’ Green recovery: An urgency Lok Darshan Regmi steps down as Chief Secretary Indian Army Chief General Naravane to visit Nepal in November Prachanda flies to India for treatment of his ailing wife Over 45 thousand Nepalis repatriated home from abroad