Madhesh: Shah elected CPN (Maoist Centre) parliamentary party leader

KATHMANDU: Bharat Prasad Shah has been elected as the Madhesh State parliamentary party leader of the CPN (Maoist Centre).

According to the CPN, Shah defeated Yuvaraj Bhattarai in today’s election in Janakpurdham, Dhanusha district, and was elected to the post with four votes (Maoist Centre).

Bhattarai conceded defeat with three votes. Despite its best efforts to reach an agreement on a parliamentary party leader, the party was forced to hold an election after failing to reach an agreement.

Two of the nine CPN (Maoist Centre) parliamentarians elected to Madhesh State’s State Assembly have been suspended.