NC to field Bishnu Devi Pudasaini as National Assembly vice-chair candidate

The Nepali Congress has decided to field Bishu Devi Pudasaini as its candidate for the post of National Assembly vice-chair.

A Parliamentary Party meeting held this morning made the decision to this effect.

Pudasaini, who became a common candidate from the then Congress-Maoist alliance, was elected from Bagmati Province.

The filing of nominations will be held at the Lhotse Hall of the federal Parliament building today for the election of National Assembly vice-chair scheduled for Wednesday, the Parliament Secretariat said.

According to the Secretariat, the filing of nominations will be held from 11:45 am to 1:45 pm.

Urmila Aryal, who was elected as the National Assembly vice-chair unopposed on January 17, 2023, resigned from the post on March 28.