KATHMANDU, March 10: Janata Samajbadi Party (JSP) has decided to make its Parliamentary Party (PP) leader Ram Sahaya Prasad Yadav as its vice presidential candidate.

A meeting of the party’s Central Executive Committee held on Thursday decided to field Yadav in the upcoming vice presidential election, according to JSP leader Pradip Yadav.

Earlier, there was an agreement among eight parties in the current alliance to give JSP the post of vice president as per the power-sharing deal. The election to the post of vice president is scheduled for March 17.

Party insiders say the election of Yadav as vice president will pave the way for JSP Chairman Upendra Yadav to come to the federal parliament. Chairman Yadav is planning to contest the by-election to be held after Yadav’s election as vice president in Bara.

Chairman Yadav earlier lost the election to Janamat Party Chairman Dr CK Raut in Saptari. Since then, he was looking for the opportunity to return to the federal parliament after defeat in the election. 

 
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