Nirmala Sherpa, deputy mayor of Bhojpur Municipality, has resigned from her post after the CPN (UML) expelled her from the party, including from ordinary membership.
Sherpa said she stepped down on moral grounds.
Ward chair also resigns
Nabin Pradhan, the CPN (UML)-elected ward chair of Bhojpur Municipality-8, has also resigned. The party had taken action against him for acting against its interests.