UML declares Oli as its PM candidate

The party chair to contest election from Jhapa-5, his old constituency from where Balendra Shah is also reportedly contesting.

The CPN-UML has officially declared its chair, KP Sharma Oli, as the party’s prime minister candidate. The party has also finalised most of its first-past-the-post (FPTP) candidates for the House of Representatives polls scheduled for March 5.