According to NC leader Pradip Paudel, a Central Working Committee meeting of the party held at Singh Durbar also decided to field Amiya Kumar Yadav as the candidate for the post of Vice President.Gurung, former General Secretary of the party, was elected in the first Constituent Assembly (CA) from Ilam district. Gurung had also led the first meeting of the erstwhile CA on the basis of senior most members. The meeting had declared the country as republic nation.
Yadav, a NC leader, hails from Siraha district.
On behalf of ruling coalition, CPN-UML has decided to field its Vice Chairperson Bidya Devi Bhandari for the post of President while Nanda Kishore Pun of UCPN Maoist is likely to field for the post of Vice President.
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