Jha had resigned from the UML on Thursday via fax. "Jha said he will join the party only after conformation of his post in the party," according to Maoist sources. [break]
"Jha deserves the post of secretary in the party. We cannot but be big-hearted if he joins," said a Maoist leader, informing that Jha will get a high party post once he joins.
Maoist leaders say that their party has already given high posts to those joining the party, citing the examples of party Vice-chairman Narayan Kaji Shrestha and others.
Party Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal himself arrived in Janakpur to welcome Jha at a function organized to celebrate the 11th memorial day of Ajabalal Yadav. Dahal also went to Jha´s residence along with party leaders Haribol Gajrel, Ram Kumar Yadav and Ram Kumar Sharma.
"Some UML central committee members showed interest in joining the new party along with me. I will join after holding discussions with them," said Jha.
According to sources close to Jha, he demanded some more time to discuss with all his comrades as he had failed to discuss anything as of Friday. He also demanded a week more to make preparations for joining.
At programs held at Mahendranagar and Dhanushadham, around 150 local leaders of the Nepali Congress, CPN-UML and the Tarai Madhes Loktantrik Party joined the UCPN (Maoist).
Addressing the mass gathering at Dhanushadham, Dahal announced his desire to be a candidate from Madhes.
"I want to offer my candidacy from Dhanusa," said Dahal, arguing that Madhes has given the country a president and preparations for the 10-year Maoist people´s war were also made in Dhanusa. He said he had already expressed his wish and it was for the party to take a formal decision. He clamed that his candidacy would convey to people the message of how the Maoist party is Madhesi-friendly.
Dahal also clamed that his party would get 80 percent of the vote in the upcoming elections.
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