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
Congress strongly objected to the return of Sudhan Gurung as Home Minister
Kathmandu. Nepali Congress MP Bharat Bahadur Khadka has made a serious allegation saying that the steps taken by the current government are not compatible with the slogans and principles of good governance. Speaking at a special time in the meetin...
All political appointments are being cancelled, 1200 officials of 150 agencies are being removed
Kathmandu. The current government led by Balendra Shah Balen has prepared to dismiss the officials of the public bodies who were appointed by the previous governments on the basis of party affiliation and political proximity. It is claimed that th...
Declaration of criteria for proposers and supporters for convention elections by RSVP
Chitwan. Rashtriya Swatantra Party RSWP has published special criteria regarding the proposers and supporters of the candidates in order to organize the election process under its upcoming national convention.
The Central Election Commission...
Pampha Bhusal's declaration of not fighting directly, not staying proportionally, to give opportunities to new ones
Kathmandu. Nepali Communist Party CPN leader and former minister Pampha Bhusal has announced that she will not be a candidate in the upcoming House of Representatives elections both directly and proportionally. She has announced that she will not...
Pokharel's rivalry with Oli is certain
Kathmandu. UML senior vice president Ishwar Pokharel has announced that he will contest for the post of president in the upcoming convention. In the secretariat meeting on Thursday, he formally informed that he will co...
Oli's claim: The incident of August 24 was planned and an attempt was made to attack him
Kathmandu. Former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has claimed that the incident on August 24 was planned. In a written statement given to the commission headed by Gauri Bahadur Karki, which is investigating the incidents of August 23 and 24, Oli said...