Preliminary discussions were held on the selection of candidates to be elected during an informal meeting of office bearers including Congress President Gagan Thapa on Saturday.
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The Congress is set to decide on the candidates to be elected under the proportional representation system on Sunday. The Congress President Gagan Thapa and other office bearers held an informal discussion on Saturday to discuss the selection of candidates to be elected. The Congress is getting 20 seats under the proportional representation system. Due to the mandatory legal provision that 33 percent women should be represented, the Congress has to select 15 women. Only 5 men will get it.
The proportional list had been submitted to the Election Commission even before the special general convention of the Congress was held and the new central working committee was formed under the leadership of Thapa. The proportional list was submitted under the leadership of former President Sher Bahadur Deuba. "There is not much room for maneuvering in that, there was a general discussion about what to do with some vacant places," said a Congress official. "At that time, Deuba submitted a list with more representation from his group, so there is no room for much ups and downs."
Spokesperson Devraj Chalise said that the names would be finalized after discussion at the party's Central Working Committee meeting on Sunday and approved by the parliamentary board. The Congress's statute stipulates that the final decision on the candidate should be made by the parliamentary board.
