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Shashank also supported Deuba

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KATHMANDU: DEC. 14 – Nepali Congress leader Shashank Koirala has also supported Sher Bahadur Deuba. Arriving in Baluwatar at the invitation of President Deuba, who is also the Prime Minister, Shashank has decided to support Deuba in the second round of voting for the new leadership.

Leaders Bimalendra Nidhi, Prakash Man Singh and Kalyan Gurung, who were ousted from the post in the first round, have also expressed their support for Deuba. However, the Shekhar faction meeting that went to the polls has concluded.

Deuba and Shekhar Koirala did not get the required number of votes in the first round of voting. After this, the voting has gone to the second round. In the first phase, Deuba got 2258 votes while Shekhar got 1702 votes.