Bhattari to remain federal council chair in his new party

KATHMANDU, July 26: Babu Ram Bhattarai is to remain federal council chair in his new political party.

Bhattarai, who has faced action from the Janata Samajbadi Party (JSP) , was the federal council chair of the party.

The party – Nepal Samajbadi Party – of Bhattarai will have two chairmen. Mahendra Raya Yadav and Ganga Shrestha are likely to enjoy the posts, according to the sources.

The party is preparing to give a powerful post to the chairman of the federal council. Daily administrative decisions will be carried out by the executive chairman while the federal council chair will take decisions at policy levels, according to leaders close to Bhattarai.