Oli panel sweeps UML leadership, wins 17 of 19 office-bearer posts

KATHMANDU: As many as 17 out of 19 office-bearer positions of the CPN-UML have been won by candidates from party chairperson KP Sharma Oli’s panel, according to the final results of the 11th National Convention.

Only two office-bearers were elected from the panel led by Ishwar Pokharel. Gokarna Bista was elected vice-chairperson, while Yogesh Kumar Bhattarai secured the post of deputy general secretary.

Among the elected office-bearers, Padma Kumari Aryal is the only woman, winning the post of secretary. From the Pokharel panel, Binda Pandey lost the vice-chairperson race, while Rachana Khadka was defeated in the secretary contest.

All nine secretary positions were secured by candidates from the Oli panel, underlining its overwhelming dominance in the party’s new leadership structure.

Chairperson (1 elected)

Winner:

• KP Sharma Oli – 1,663 votes

Runner-up:

• Ishwar Pokharel – 564 votes

Vice-Chairpersons (5 elected)

Elected (in order of votes):

1. Prithvi Subba Gurung – 1,737
2. Bishnu Prasad Paudel – 1,675
3. Ram Bahadur Thapa ‘Badal’ – 1,516
4. Gokarna Raj Bista – 1,368
5. Raghuji Pant – 1,258

General Secretary (1 elected)

Winner:

• Shankar Pokhrel – 1,228

Runner-up:

• Surendra Prasad Pandey – 999

Deputy General Secretaries (3 elected)

Elected (in order of votes):

1. Lekharaj Bhatt – 1,452
2. Raghuvir Mahaseth – 1,368
3. Yogesh Bhattarai – 1,348

Secretaries (9 elected)

Elected (in order of votes):

1. Mahesh Basnet – 1,544
2. Padma Kumari Aryal – 1,530
3. Sherdhan Rai – 1,530
4. Chhabilal Bishwakarma – 1,506
5. Hikmat Kumar Karki – 1,337
6. Khagaraj Adhikari – 1,331
7. Yam Lal Kandel – 1,185
8. Rajan Bhattarai – 1,181
9. Bhanubhakta Dhakal – 1,108

The results reaffirm KP Sharma Oli’s firm control over the party, with his panel securing nearly all key leadership positions in the new central committee.