Thapa elected UML PP leader unopposed
Summary
CPN-UML vice chair Ram Bahadur Thapa has been unanimously elected as the party's parliamentary party leader unopposed after the previous leader lost his election.
Key Points
- Ram Bahadur Thapa elected unanimously as CPN-UML parliamentary party leader.
- Thapa was the only candidate to file for the leadership post.
- Suhang Nembang failed to find support to contest the leadership.
- The parliamentary party meeting could not agree on a unanimous candidate initially.
- Former leader KP Sharma Oli lost his parliamentary seat in Jhapa-5 to Balendra Shah.
