Joshi, who has formed an alliance with the UML, did not win election for mayor of Byas; instead, Baikuntha was re-elected

KATHMANDU: MAY. 23 – The Nepali Congress has won the mayor and deputy mayor posts in Tanahun’s Byas Municipality. Baikunthanath Neupane, a Congress candidate for mayor, and Indira Darai, a Congress candidate for deputy mayor, have been elected.

Neupane secured 12,078 votes, while his closest competitor, independent candidate Deepak Raj Joshi, polled 11,826 votes. Deepak, the son of former Congress leader Govinda Raj Joshi, was also backed by the CPN-UML.