KATHMANDU: Former Minister and CPN (Unified Socialist) politburo member Yadu Bansha Jha has defected to the CPN-UML.
Jha had joined Unified Socialist led by Madhav Nepal when the UML split. UML Chairman welcomed Jha to the party with a khada amidst a program.
Standing committee member Prabhu Sah and central committee member Sanjiv Kumar Jha had played a role to bring Jha back to the UML. Yadu Bansha is onsidered influential leader in Province 2.
Jha had been a central committee member in the then Nepal Communist Party.
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