KATHMANDU: Dozens of Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) Nepal leaders and cadres, including central member Dhiraj Kumar Shahi, have joined the CPN-UML.

RPP Nepal’s Dailekh Chair Nabin Kumar Shahi, a permanent resident of Dailekh, also joined the UML along with dozens of cadres.

UML General Secretary Shankar Pokharel welcomed the new entrants to the party at a program held at the party office, Chyasal, Lalitpur, on Tuesday.