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 urged to reform MSME insurance, lending policies Nepal assembly seeks answers over alleged SSB border incursion Nepal police arrest Foreign Ministry Joint Secretary Trump announces fresh Iran talks after strike pause Sheikh Hasina’s first public appearance since ouster Nepal government reaches deal with Hindu protesters Top Headlines Monsoon is predictable and Nepal’s disaster response should be too1 Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative2 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns3 Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms4 Nepal’s Political Renaissance: The rise of the RSP, the re-ordering of the old political order and the political path forward5 Promotion Linked to Future Military Leadership: Major General Magar Could Become Army Chief6 Jagdamba Group Chairman Shankar Agrawal Arrested7 ‘Promotion of Ayurveda, Yoga and meditation along with modern medicine positive’8 TRENDING Once on the Margins, Women Diplomats Are Now Making Their Mark in Nepal’s Foreign Service Sector National Poet Madhav Prasad Ghimire no more Nepal Army initiates investigation into case of financial irregularities by Lieutenant Colonel Janmat Karki We need to be serious about the international scenario post-Covid: Dr. Nischal N. Pandey Police make a woman public in connection to Gongabu murder case This time’s Teej, social distancing please! Namrata is Miss Nepal 2020 Asheem Man Singh Basnyat: We can evolve as a company to better suit a post-covid world