Ruling party Secretariat meeting deferred until 3pm as leadership faces tough choice between Khaitwada and Gautam

If Oli wants to continue Khatiwada as finance minister, he must be appointed Upper House member by Friday, but Gautam too is vying for the seat.

The Secretariat meeting of the ruling Nepal Communist Party scheduled for 11am on Thursday has been postponed until 3pm after the top leadership failed to reach consensus on who to pick as a member of the National Assembly.