Oli elected for UML PP leader

CPN (UML) Chairman KP Sharma Oli was elected the parliamentary party (PP) leader of the party unopposed.  

A PP meeting of the UML held at Nepal Academy this afternoon chose Oli as the PP leader, secretary of the UML’s central office Dr. Bishma Adhikari said. 

Dr. Adhikari said that party vice-chairman Bishnu Prasad Poudel proposed Oli for the PP leader while the next vice-chairman Subash Nembang seconded the motion. The CPN (UML) has 78 lawmakers in the House of Representatives (HoR).