KATHMANDU, Feb 16: Bharat Khanal, a regional council member of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) from Jhapa constituency No. 5, has joined the CPN-UML.
Khanal, who had been playing an active role in strengthening the RSP organization in Jhapa-5—the home district and constituency of UML chair KP Sharma Oli—left the party and chose to join the UML.
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New entrant Khanal was formally welcomed into the party by UML chair Oli, who presented him with a shawl (khada).
