Dhanusha: Bhola Yadav’s faction has been elected from the 8th convention of the Nepal Communist Party (UML) Dhanusha District Committee. He defeated his closest rival, Laxminarayan Yadav, by a margin of 202 votes.

For the position of Vice-Chair, Tejanarayan Yadav won with 430 votes, while his closest competitor, Jayprakash Sunarait, received 160 votes.

Similarly, for the post of Secretary, Deepnarayan Thakur was elected with 365 votes. His nearest rival, Dhirendra Mandal, secured 225 votes.

Sabin Bikram Thapa and Ruka Kumari Mishra were elected as Deputy Secretaries, and Birendralal Karna won the position of Coordinator of the Accounts Committee.

The district convention was inaugurated on Baisakh 20 (May 2) by UML central vice-chair Ishwar Pokharel. Nominations for the election were registered on Baisakh 22 (May 4). However, disputes arose over the publication of the final list of candidates. Due to tensions and repeated clashes between the two factions, including physical altercations that left five people injured on Baisakh 23 (May 5), voting was postponed.

A total of 628 representatives participated in the voting to elect a 135-member district working committee.

Bhola Yadav is considered close to Raghubir Mahaseth, while Laxminarayan Yadav is known to be aligned with central member Umashankar Argariya and Speaker Ram Chandra Mandal.