JSP Chair Yadav summons EC meeting as legitimacy row is over

KATHMANDU, July 27: Janata Samajbadi Party (JSP) has called an Executive Committee meeting for 2 PM on Tuesday afternoon. 

The first meeting of the party, after the erstwhile Upendra Yadav faction was granted legitimacy, is being held at its Balkumari-based office. The meeting will be presided over by Chairman Yadav. 

Party Chair Yadav said that Tuesday’s meeting will dwell upon various issues ranging from and restructuring the party to expansion of party organization and election of parliamentary party leader. The meeting will also discuss the party’s participation in the Sher Bahadur Deuba-led coalition government. 

The Election Commission, on Monday, granted the legitimacy of the party to the Upendra Yadav faction. Hearing over the petitions filed by both the factions – one close to Yadav and the other to Mahantha Thakur–, the full bench comprising chief commissioner and commissioners of the poll body asked the Thakur faction to come up with a new name and get registered. 

The election body conducted ‘head count’ of the Executive Committee members earlier on Monday afternoon and verified their signatures to ensure whether the majority of members support either of the factions. 

Thirty four of the 51-member strong committee extended their support to the Yadav faction while 16 others signed to support Thakur. However, executive member Resham Chaudhary remained neutral