Ishwor Pokharel's team, which entered the election by forming a separate panel to establish democracy and order within the party, has achieved political victory.
What you should know
KP Sharma Oli has been elected as the Chairman of the CPN-UML for a third term.
Shankar Pokharel has won his second term as Secretary General from the Oli panel. Out of the 19 office bearers, 17 are from the Oli panel.
Despite the dominance of the Oli team, it has given a long-term message politically. Ishwar Pokharel's team, which entered the election by forming a separate panel saying that it would establish democracy and rules within the party, has won politically.
After the announcement of the Pokharel party's panel, the establishment party had to work hard to win its candidate. Since the Pokharel party's candidate for office bearers also got a significant number of votes, this will also be considered important in terms of the balance of power within the UML in the coming days.
Even if Oli's victory within the UML is taken as a matter of course, it remains to be seen what role the 'entry' of the two Pokharel party office bearers will play in the UML tomorrow.
There was no separate panel in the 2078 general convention in Chitwan. That is why Oli had started political repression against the candidate leaders in various ways. But this time the leadership selection election has established the political edge of the Pokharel faction.
Even though Oli has a majority in the office bearers and the central committee, it will be challenging to keep the leaders of his party in balance until the 12th general convention. Because the leaders of the Pokharel faction will continue to raise debates on internal democracy in the party, the rule of law, and the transfer of leadership after the Gen-G movement.
