गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Politics ∕ Dahal, Sharma file candidacies for NA Chair Politics Dahal, Sharma file candidacies for NA Chair KathmanduPati March 11, 2024 KATHMANDU – The ruling alliance and opposition have filed their separate candidacies for the post of National Assembly Chairperson. Narayan Dahal of the CPN (Maoist Centre) filed his candidacy on behalf of the ruling alliance while Yubraj Sharma of the Nepali Congress (NC) is from the opposition. As per the NA Chair election schedule, candidacy for the NA Chairman should be filed from 11:00 am to 13:00 pm today. The NA is electing its chairman on Tuesday. Gopi Bahadur Achhami of the CPN (Maoist Centre) has proposed the candidacy of Dahal while Devendra Dahal of CPN (UML), Beduram Bhusal of CPN (Unified Socialist) and Mohammad Khalid of Janata Samajwadi Party Nepal have seconded Dahal’s bid for NA Chair. Likewise, NC’s Ananda Prasad Dhungana has proposed Sharma as the NA Chair while NC’s Kiran Babu Shrestha and Kishor Kumar Singh of Loktantrik Samajwadi Party Nepal have seconded Sharma’s candidacy. The post of NA Chair is vacant after the tenure of then Chairman Ganesh Prasad Timilsina ended last week. Write your comments RELATED NEWS Nepal Home Minister Gurung to visit India for BIMSTEC meeting Rabi, Australian Envoy discuss bilateral cooperation Nepal PM says disaster response continues without compromise Nepali Congress chief presents political report at party convention Flood search halted, reconstruction efforts to accelerate Finance Minister named acting PM as Shah heads to UNGA 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 PM Shah pledges Krishnabhir highway reopening within month6 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns7 Nepal’s Political Renaissance: The rise of the RSP, the re-ordering of the old political order and the political path forward8 TRENDING What Makes Prithivi Narayan Shah a Philosopher and a Truly Democratic King? A phone call that paved the way for RAW Chief’s visit to Nepal What role has the Nepal Army been playing in controlling the coronavirus? Impact of Social Media on Nepalese Society UPAYA CITY CARGO LAUNCHES Version 3.0 Public Relations for a Soldier Nepal Army’s mission in Lebanon provides Covid support kits to local municipalities Army Day : Five facts about Nepal’s ‘blue helmets’ in UN-peacekeeping missions