Bhandari, Acharya lead NC vice-president race; Gurung placed fifth
Summary
Chandrakanta Bhandari and Madhu Acharya are leading the vice-president race at the Nepali Congress’s 15th General Convention, while incumbent vice-president Dhanraj Gurung is in fifth place. Counting is still underway for the two open seats.
Key Points
- Chandrakanta Bhandari leads the vice-president election with 679 votes, or 51.2 percent of the count so far.
- Madhu Acharya is in second place with 393 votes, followed by Govinda Bhattarai and Surendra Raj Pandey.
- Dhanraj Gurung, who was vice-president at the previous convention, is currently in fifth place with 240 votes.
- Vote counting is continuing for the two open vice-president seats at the Nepali Congress’s 15th General Convention.
