INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
KATHMANDU, APRIL 11Bibeksheel Sajha Party has nominated Samikchya Baskota to contest
the much-hyped mayoral position of Kathmandu Metropolitan City for the upcoming local level election slated for May 13.
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The party, which many see as an
alternative force, said in a press release that it had decided to nominate Baskota for mayor and Kirti Tuladhar as deputy mayor of the
largest local government in the country.
Bibeksheel Sajha Party, which has been winning the sentiments of youths, have
nominated two women with the slogan, 'Let's hand over leadership of the country's capital to two honest, capable, and mature women; let's
reestablish the glory of the capital'.A decision to this effect was taken by the party's central work execution committee.Baskota is
Bibeksheel's former coordinator of Bagmati Province and a member at the party's central work execution committee
Baskota, 38, has done her Bachelor's in Law from Kathmandu School of Law and completed her Master's degree from St John University in the
US.Lawyer Baskota was involved in teaching profession for a few years
She was also engaged in family business, legal practice and at times involved in social causes after returning from the US
Baskota had contested for provincial lawmaker of Bagmati Province from constituency 1-A during the 2017 provincial election, where she
managed to secure third position.Similarly, vice mayor contestant Tuladhar, 62, has done Master's in Education and is a former national
chair of JCI.BSP emerged as a major alternative political force in the previous election as it was able to draw the attention of youths and
non-political hardliners.The party, however, has suffered intense internal political and ideological crisis lately.A version of this article
appears in the print on April 12, 2022, of The Himalayan Times.
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