RPP Chairman Rajendra Lingden adds 49 members to Central Committee

KATHMANDU: The Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) has added 49 members to the Central Committee.

Party Chairman Rajendra Lingden on Thursday nominated 49 persons as central members.

Uddhav Paudel and Chandra Bahadur Gurung, who had left the party and joined Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal (RPPN), have also made a comeback to the Central Committee.

Former ministers Jagat Gauchan and Ram Chandra Raya have also been nominated as the central members.

They had lost the election to the post of vice-chairman in the party’s general convention.

Similarly, Deepak Bahadur Singh, who had lost the election to the post of mayor in Hetauda Sub-Metropolitan City, has also got the seat in the Central Committee.

Likewise, Shivaraj Municipality Mayor Ajay Thapa, Ramgram Municipality Deputy Mayor Samjhana Chaudhary, former secretary duo Kedar Bahadur Adhikari and Kedar Neupane have also been nominated as the central members.

Those included in the Central Committee are Rajaram Shrestha, Parchuram Tamang and Ram Sharan Pathak among others.

There is a provision to have a Central Committee of 251 members in the RPP.

Meanwhile, former minister Dilanath Giri among others are joining the RPPN today by quitting the party.