KATHMANDU: Registration of candidacies has begun for the election of a new Central Working Committee at the 15th General Convention of the Nepali Congress.
The party’s Election Committee has established an office at the National Assembly and begun distributing candidacy forms and registering nominations, according to Raju Katwal, member secretary of the Election Committee.
The deadline for registering candidacies for all posts has been set at 4 pm. A total of 7,114 general convention delegates will elect the party’s new leadership at the convention.
The list of general convention delegates has been posted on the inner wall of the National Assembly. Candidates can register their candidacies by paying the prescribed fee at a Prabhu Bank counter inside the Assembly premises and obtaining a receipt.
Under the new arrangement, the party has added the posts of senior vice president and woman vice president, bringing the total number of vice presidents to four. The number of general secretaries has been increased to three, with one post reserved for a woman.
Similarly, two open posts of joint general secretary have been added, bringing the total number of joint general secretaries to 11. The post of spokesperson has also been added. The party has said the number of joint spokespersons may be increased as needed.
In the 14th General Convention, the Nepali Congress Central Working Committee had 167 members, including 14 office bearers. The new structure increases the number to 25 office bearers and 297 Central Working Committee members.
The Nepali Congress said the size of the Central Working Committee and the number of office bearers have been increased in line with the growing number of delegates and the need for greater inclusive representation.
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