Voting today for the next leadership election in UML, interesting competition between Oli-Ishwar panel
-
Media Baaji
- Tue, 16 December 2025
Kathmandu. CPN-UML's 11th National Congress held in Kathmandu today is voting for the next leadership election. According to the schedule of the party's Central Election Commission, voting will be held today from 12 noon to 6 pm. Current President KP Sharma Oli and Senior Vice President Ishwar Pokharel have entered the fray with separate panels for the leadership of the party for the next five-year term. Pokharel has challenged Oli who is going to become the president for the third time in the 11th Congress.
Oli was elected as the president from the party's ninth and tenth congresses. Vishnu Paudel, Ram Bahadur Thapa 'Badal', Guru Baral and Prithvisubba Gurung are contesting for the election from Oli's panel.
From Oli's panel, the current general secretary Shankar Pokharel has been replaced as the general secretary. Raghuveer Mahaseth, Vishnu Rimal and Lekhraj Bhatt are in the electoral competition for three deputy general secretaries from Oli's panel.
Padma Aryal, Chavi Lal Vishwakarma, Bhanubhakta Dhakal, Khagraj Adhikari, Yamlal Kandel, Sherdhan Rai, Mahesh Basnet, Hikmat Karki and Rajan Bhattarai are contesting for nine secretaries.
Related News
The first meeting of the newly elected Central Committee of UML will be held today
Kathmandu. The first meeting of the newly elected Central Committee of Nepal Communist Party UML has been called. Newly elected secretary of UML Dr. Rajan Bhattarai informed that the meeting was called at 1 pm on Friday. According to him, the meet...
Social Network Bill withdrawn from National Assembly
Kathmandu. The Social Media Bill 2081 has been withdrawn from the National Assembly. The government decided to withdraw this bill pending consideration in the National Assembly. The government's decision was unanimously passed by the National Asse...
A joint appeal of the 11 provincial assembly regional presidents of Kathmandu to participate in the special convention of the Congress
Kathmandu. The Chairpersons of Nepali Congress Kathmandu District State Assembly Constituency have called on all the Congress delegates to actively participate in the special convention of the party to be held at Bhrikutimandap in Kathmandu on Jan...
Tarun Dal President Scholar Gurung has resigned
Kathmandu. Scholar Gurung, the president of Nepal Tarun Dal, the youth organization of the Nepali Congress, has resigned from the post. Chairman Gurung has mentioned that he has resigned from the post to create a comfortable environment for the pa...
What happened after Balen was appointed as Prime Minister, the decisions of the first meeting !
Mediabaaji.com Kathmandu. Four decisions of the first cabinet meeting held under the leadership of Balendra Shah have been made public. The cabinet meeting held on Friday took four different decisions.
The government has decided to imp...
JSPA's Ram Asis Yadav's candidacy for the vacant Speaker's post of Madhes state
Janakpur. JSP chief whip Ram Ashish Yadav has nominated for the vacant post of speaker in the Madhes state assembly. According to the agreement between seven political parties in Madhes province, Jaspa's Yadav has been promoted for the Speaker.&nb...