Candidacy row proving costly for UML

Ghanashyam Bhusal quits party and Bhim Rawal weighs his move. Vice-chair Shakya rejects candidacy offer.

Candidate-selection for the November polls has stirred up a storm in the CPN-UML as many prominent leaders are now riled and leaders at the centre as well as local levels have either quit the party or resigned from their posts to protest against the party leadership’s decision.