Amid comments and predictions for the next leadership, vote-counting is taking place at the UML central party headquarters at Dhumbarahi today.A tough competition between KP Sharma Oli and leader Madhav Kumar Nepal took place in the elections of the students' wing.
ANNFSU leader Nabina Lama from Oli panel and Dipak Gautam from Madhav Nepal faction is contesting for the post of president.
Even though the election was held between two panels, it has been difficult to predict which group is leading the elections, an ANNFSU central leader told Republica. He revealed that some leaders are presumed to have cast votes against their own panel candidates.
"The main organizing committee including the central special region alone has 300 votes. No one can guess who capitalized on these votes, which play a decisive role in which panel will win.
The elections of the ANNFSU had been held on February 11 in Kamaladi-based Nepal Academy. The convention was protracted over the row among the representatives.
The convention will elect 141-member central committee, along with other three commissions.
One president, four vice- presidents, one general secretary and other seven secretaries will be elected as office-bearers to the ANNFSU. The election results of office bearers is likely to come on Saturday, said an election committee member, adding, "It might take around two days for the remaining results to come."
The vote -count is underway in 10 different places simultaneously, with one representative in one center.
As many as 1,520 votes were cast in the election.
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