”I can earn money from my business. I don't want to go into politics to earn money. I came into politics to serve society.”
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From the time the vote count was completed till Friday evening, Nepali Congress Joint General Secretary Udaya Shamsher Rana was leading. In Lalitpur-1, Rana of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) finally emerged victorious. While he was leading, Rana had said in an interview with Kantipur on Friday evening, "I was ahead until the votes in the urban area were counted. However, I will move ahead after the counting in the urban area. There is no way to tell if I am ahead by looking at the 'train' in the other direction." The result came as expected without a
. When the counting in the urban area was completed, Maharjan trailed him. After that, he could not come close to him. Many Congress leaders and workers in the Kathmandu Valley were hoping that Rana would be the only one to appear. However, that hope did not last long. Rana was defeated by a margin of 8,853 votes on Saturday morning.
Maharjan got 23,373 votes while Rana got 13,520 votes. Rana, who became a central member from the party's 14th general convention, was made joint general secretary from the special general convention.
Rana, writing a status on Facebook this morning, wished Maharjan success, urging him to effectively discharge his responsibilities by keeping the people's trust at the center.
He said that both victory and defeat are democratic processes and expressed his commitment to respect the people's mandate and to continue to support the citizens of Lalitpur-1 in their happiness and sorrow.
Maharjan, born on 3 Jestha 2035 in Lalitpur Mahalaxmi Municipality, studied at Ratna Rajya Campus till his BA. He was also a candidate in the 2079 BS House of Representatives elections from Lalitpur-2. Sachin Kumar Ghimire of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) was the candidate from this constituency and he secured third place by getting 3,277 votes. At that time, Rana of the Congress was elected from this constituency. He defeated Nawaraj Silwal of the UML. In the 2079 elections, Uday Shamsher Rana defeated Nawaraj Silwal of the UML.
47-year-old Maharjan has said that he entered politics purely for service. ‘I have earned money from my business. I do not want to go into politics to earn money. I entered politics to serve the society,’ he had been telling voters, ‘You voted for others for 35 years. Send me back this time by winning. I will develop and serve Lalitpur, I will turn despair into hope.’
He was active in sowing the seeds of the RSS in Lalitpur since its inception. Maharjan, who played a leading role in expanding the organization throughout the district, was previously nominated as a candidate from Lalitpur-2 in the 2079 election. At that time, he came in third place with 8,666 votes. This time, after Jagdish Kharel, who had resigned as the Minister of Communications, was nominated as a candidate in that constituency, Maharjan was given a ticket from Lalitpur-1. He is also considered an honest and legitimate political youth leader in the party.
