Counting of votes of Congress General Secretary has started

KATHMANDU: DEC. 16 – The counting of votes for the post of General Secretary is underway under the 14th General Convention of the Nepali Congress. According to the Congress Central Election Committee, the counting of votes has started at the party office, Sanepa.

As there is a young leader candidate for the post of General Secretary, there is a lot of interest in who will win. The Congress constitution provides for the election of two general secretaries from the general convention. There is competition among 6 candidates for the post of General Secretary.

Prakash Sharan Mahat and Pradip Poudel have been nominated for the post of General Secretary from the panel of President Sher Bahadur Deuba. Gagan Thapa and Minendra Rijal are from Shekhar Koirala’s panel. Bishwa Prakash Sharma, who is also the Congress spokesperson, has also risen to the post of General Secretary.

Although he rose from Prakash Man Singh’s panel to the post of General Secretary, Singh backed Deuba in the second phase of elections.

In the counting of votes held this morning, Purna Bahadur Khadka and Dhanraj Gurung have emerged victorious for the post of vice president.

There were seven candidates for the post of vice-president.