CPN-UML Concludes Electoral Defeat Stemmed from Failure to Communicate Achievements and Events to Public

Kathmandu. The CPN-UML Secretariat meeting concluded that the party suffered an electoral defeat because it failed to clearly communicate its achievements and the events it experienced to the public.

Party Secretary Lekhraj Bhatta stated this while speaking to journalists after the meeting held on Saturday, Falgun 30, at party Chairman KP Oli's residence in Gundu, Bhaktapur.

According to Bhatta, the meeting expressed the understanding that the public mandate went against them because they could not clearly present to the people the party's accomplishments, various political developments including the events of Bhadra 23 and 24, and the attacks against the party leadership.

He said, 'We could not convey our work to the people. We could not clarify the incident of Bhadra 23 to the public, which is why we faced defeat. We failed to communicate to the public what the party leadership's role was in those events and how the party was attacked.'

Bhatta further stated that a narrative was constructed against the party and its leadership amidst various accusations and criticisms. The party has concluded internally that the public mandate turned against UML because they could not clarify that narrative to the public based on facts.

'There was an attack against UML and the leadership, but we could not effectively explain that matter to the public. That created a kind of misconception, and the understanding is that the public mandate was formed against us due to that narrative,' he said.

Meanwhile, when asked by journalists about reports of disputes at the office-bearer level, Bhatta stated that he was unaware of any such disputes. 'I only arrived last night, so I haven't understood much. I don't have information about where accusations and counter-accusations took place,' he said.