KATHMANDU: Naya Shakti Party Nepal led by former Prime Minister Dr Baburam Bhattarai and Federal Socialist Forum Nepal (FSFN) led by Upendra Yadav have announced merger.
A high level meeting between the two parties is taking place to this effect. Meanwhile, FSFN has postponed its general convention scheduled for May 10 after the unification move headed in a positive direction.
According to FSFN sources, both the parties have agreed to undergo merger by forming a 25-member National Executive Council with 16 members from FSFN and nine from Naya Shakti Party. In the unified party, Bhattarai will be chairman while Yadav executive chairman, said the report.
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