Voting is underway at Bhrikutimandap and Khullamanch in Kathmandu to elect new leadership of the Nepali Congress at its 15th General Convention. The election committee said 1,293 votes were cast in the first two hours, from 8:30 am to 10:30 am.
The convention has 7,317 delegates. The party plans to begin counting votes today after voting concludes.
Votes recorded by province
The election committee reported the following totals for the first two hours:
- Koshi Province: 222 votes
- Sudurpashchim and Karnali: 257 votes combined
- Lumbini Province: 202 votes
- Gandaki Province: 188 votes
- Bagmati Province: 217 votes
