UML leaders hold parley to agree on PP leader

KATHMANDU, FEB 04 -
Top brass leaders of CPN- UML are holding a meeting at UML leader Bam Dev Gautam's residence in Bhaisipati in an attempt to forge consensus on the name of Parliamentary Party leader.

Party Chairman Jhala Nath Khanal, Vice Chairman Gautam, senior leaders Madhav Kumar Nepal, Bhim Rawal, Surendra Panday, KP Oli, Ishwor Pokhrel, among others, are present in the meeting .

A CC meeting of the party scheduled to being at 11 am has not started yet due to the meeting among the leaders.

Meanwhile, the party's PP office in Singha Durbar is preparing for PP leadership election. The election is scheduled to be conducted by electronic voting machine at 4 pm today.

Chairman Khanal and senior leader Oli are likely to contest the election if the meeting fails to agree on unanimous leader.

Senior leader Nepal had proposed Khanal’s name while Vice Chairman Gautam lobbied for Oli as PP candidate during the party's CC meet on Monday.

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