KATHMANDU: The ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) has picked Bidya Bhattarai as the party’s candidate for the by-elections from Kaski-2.
A Secretariat meeting of the party held on Saturday decided to that effect. However, a formal announcement will be made on Sunday.
Bhattarai is the wife of former Minister for Tourism Rabindra Adhikari who died in a chopper crash on February 27.
The provincial committee of the party had recommended Bhattarai, Somnath Pyasi and Rajkaji Gurung as the party’s candidates for the by-polls.
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