39 candidates vying for 13 posts of office bearers

KATHMANDU: As many as 39 candidates have filed their candidacy for 13 key posts of ruling Nepali Congress in the ongoing 14th General Convention that kicked in Kathmandu on Friday.

According to NC Central Election Commission, six candidates, including Prime Minister and party President Sher Bahadur Deuba, Dr. Shekhar Koirala, Prakash Man Singh, Bimalendra Nidhi, have registered their names for the top post of the party. Leaders Kalyan Gurung and Yuvaraj Neupane have also registered their candidacies for NC President.