Nepali Congress General Convention: voting delayed to 1 pm

KATHMANDU: Voting to elect the new leadership of the Nepali Congress (NC) under its 15th General Convention, scheduled to begin at 10 a.m., has been postponed to 1 p.m.

Raju Katuwal, member secretary of the Election Committee, said the voting was delayed due to inadequate preparations.

A total of 7,255 delegates will elect the party’s leadership for the next four years. As many as 812 candidates are contesting the election, including 71 candidates for 18 office-bearer positions and 741 candidates for 210 Central Working Committee positions.

Of the 297-member Central Working Committee, 66 members will be nominated by the party president elected at the General Convention. The president will also nominate four joint general secretaries and one treasurer from among the central members.