Voting at Nepali Congress general convention extended by two hours
Summary
Voting at the Nepali Congress 15th general convention has been extended by two hours until 5 p.m. after long queues and slow balloting delayed the election of the party’s new leadership.
Key Points
- Voting for new leadership at the Nepali Congress 15th general convention has been extended until 5 p.m.
- The original deadline of 3 p.m. was pushed back because each voter was taking at least half an hour to cast a ballot.
- A total of 7,317 general convention representatives are electing leaders across 23 categories.
- Raju Katuwal, member-secretary of the election committee, issued the notice announcing the extension.