Former President Vidya Devi Bhandari has returned to active politics in the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist), or UML, after 11 years. Her return marks a formal comeback to party politics after completing two terms as president.
On Thursday, Bhandari took an oath as a senior leader at the UML party office in Chyasal. She then joined a meeting of the party’s standing committee.
Bhandari’s return to UML politics
The oath and her participation in the standing committee meeting signal Bhandari’s renewed involvement in the party’s active political work. She had served two terms as Nepal’s president before returning to the UML.
