NCP picks coordinator Dahal as parliamentary party leader

Key Points

• The Nepali Communist Party (NCP) has selected former prime minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal as its parliamentary party leader.
• The decision was made unanimously at a parliamentary party meeting held at the party’s central office in Parisdanda.
• Dahal also serves as the party’s coordinator.
• As parliamentary party leader, Dahal will appoint the deputy leader and the chief whip.