UML empowers Oli to pick list of 19 office-bearers and 301 central members

The closed session of the ongoing general convention of CPN-UML has empowered Chairman KP Sharma Oli to pick the consensus list of 19 office-bearers, 301 central committee members and chairmen of different commissions.

The party earlier raised the number of office-bearers from 15 to 19, and central committee members to 301 from 225 to accommodate aspirants. But the closed session has handed over all the powers for picking the office-bearers and central members to Oli after failing to reach consensus turning the process of democratically electing the party's leadership to his prerogative.