After weeks of internal deliberations, the Nepali Congress has decided to appoint Bhishmaraj Angdembe as its parliamentary party leader.
A meeting of the parliamentary party held on Monday unanimously endorsed Angdembe for the post, nearly two months after the completion of the elections.
Angdembe is a lawmaker elected under the proportional representation system.
The party has also decided to appoint Basana Thapa as the chief whip. Thapa was elected from Dailekh-1 constituency.
Similarly, Nishkal Rai has been selected as the party’s whip. Rai represents Ilam-1.
Party leaders said the appointments are aimed at streamlining parliamentary coordination and strengthening internal leadership structure following the delay in forming the parliamentary party leadership.
