Rastriya Swatantra Party Central Election Commission Declares Puja Bastola and Dhruv Thapa Magar Elected as Central Members

Kathmandu. The Central Election Commission of Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) has elected Puja Bastola and Dhruv Thapa Magar as central members. Bastola had received more votes than her competitor in the RSP's first general convention held in Chitwan from Ashar 7 to 12, but the commission had not declared her elected.

Similarly, Thapa Magar, who was a candidate from the inclusive category, was not declared elected by the commission. Bastola and Thapa Magar had filed complaints with the commission for not being declared elected despite receiving more votes. Based on those complaints, the commission's meeting held on Monday decided to elect both of them as central members. According to commission member Gokul Sapkota, their names were missed due to a technical error.

'It happened due to a technical error. In Puja's case, there was a problem trying to adjust for inclusivity. Gandaki Province is a province with a Gurung majority,' Sapkota said, 'So, Bishnu Kumari Gurung (Ekta) was intended to be brought in. But after the complaint was filed and studied, it was found that she (Puja) had received more votes. Based on that, we have corrected the error.'

In the voting, Bastola had received 913 votes. However, without including her name, Som Sharma, who is a Member of Parliament elected from Baglung-2, was made a central member.

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