CPN-UML Decides to Re-activate Former President Bidya Devi Bhandari's Party Membership, Future Role Debated

Kathmandu. The decision of the CPN-UML to re-activate the party membership of former Vice-Chairperson and former President Bidya Devi Bhandari has sparked widespread interest regarding the responsibilities she might assume within the party. Leaders state that the future of many CPN-UML leaders and cadres is linked to this, hence the increased interest within the party.

“The conclusion of 80 percent of the party’s leaders and cadres is that the party cannot be run by KP Oli anymore. In such a situation, the only person who is accepted and recognized by everyone is Bidya Bhandari,” says a CPN-UML official, “However, there is no certainty that Oli is ready to step down from the party leadership yet.”