KATHMANDU, June 11: Leader of Terai Madesh Democratic Party (TMDP), Ratneshwor Goit defected to CPN-UML on Tuesday.
Goit, assistant general secretary of TMDP joined UML along with around 50 district level leaders from the party amidst a program organized at party central office, Balkhu today.[break]
UML Chairman Jhalanath Khanal welcomed Goit and others in the program.
Goit was defeated candidate from Dhanusha constituency number 2 in erstwhile election of Constituent Assembly from UML before joining TMDP.
Meanwhile, UCPN (Maoist) Tharuwan state committee member Rom Harsha Dhital and Hem Bahadur Lama, former UML district leader and deputy chairman at the district development committee, Sindhuli and others also joined the party today.