INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
HETAUDA, JANUARY 16CPN-UML's lawmaker Apsara Chapagain has been elected deputy
speaker of Bagmati Provincial Assembly.
No deal as of now on prez, veep, speaker and deputy speaker: PM
Three contenders for speaker in Bagmati
Lawmaker of Bagmati Province Assembly under the proportional representation system, Chapagain garnered
votes of CPN-UML, CPN-Maoist Centre, Rastriya Prajatantra Party and Hamro Nepali Party
Nepal Workers and Peasants Party's Gita Kafle received only three votes
Nepali Congress' Suna Pariyar had thrown her hat in the ring for the post of deputy speaker
However, votes cast in her favour were not counted as UML's Chapagain had received enough votes to be elected to the post.
Out of the total 110 lawmakers, 108 PA lawmakers had cast their ballots
One lawmaker each from NC and CPN-MC were absent from the voting process
Lawmakers from the CPN (Unified Socialists) had stayed neutral in the voting process
Earlier, Rastriya Prajatantra Party's Bhuwan Pathak was elected speaker of Bagmati Provincial Assembly.A version of this article appears in
the print on January 17, 2023, of The Himalayan Times.
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