KATHMANDU, Dec 19: KP Sharma Oli has been re-elected as chair of the CPN-UML from the party’s 11th general convention, where two rival panels contested key leadership positions. A total of 19 office bearers were elected through the process.
The results show an overwhelming dominance of Oli’s camp, with 17 office bearers elected from his panel, while only two candidates from the panel led by Ishwar Pokhrel secured positions.
From Oli’s panel, Prithvi Subba Gurung, Bishnu Paudel, Ram Bahadur Thapa, Gokarna Bista and Raghuji Pant were elected as vice-chairs, while Shankar Pokhrel was elected general secretary.
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Meanwhile, Yogesh Bhattarai from Ishwar Pokhrel’s panel was elected deputy general secretary. Gokarna Bista was also elected vice-chair from the same panel. Overall, 17 of the 19 office bearers belong to the party’s establishment faction.
Office bearers elected
Chair
KP Sharma Oli
Vice-Chairs
Prithvi Subba Gurung
Bishnu Paudel
Ram Bahadur Thapa
Gokarna Bista
Raghuji Pant
General Secretary
Shankar Pokhrel
Deputy General Secretaries
Lekhraj Bhatta
Raghubir Mahaseth
Yogesh Bhattarai
Secretaries
Mahesh Basnet
Padma Kumari Aryal
Chhabilal Bishwakarma
Sherdhan Rai
Hikmat Kumar Karki
Khag Raj Adhikari
Yam Lal Kandel
Dr Rajan Bhattarai
Bhanubhakta Dhakal
