The latest update has shown that Jhala Nath Khanal is ahead of KP Sharma Oli in the contest for party Chairman at the general convention of CPN (UML) in Butwal.

Oli has secured 530 votes while Khanal has secured 572 votes according to the latest update. The counting is still on.

For the post of General Secretary Ishwar Pokhrel has secured 576 votes, 50 votes more than Pradip Nepal.

The party has not disclosed the updates officially for a long time. The updates are taken from party leaders informally.

For the post of Vice-chairmen Ashok Rai has secured 681 votes, Bhim Rawal 438, Bidhya Bhandari 500, Bamdev Gautam 472, Bharat Mohan Adhikari 316 and Sahana Pradhan has secured 338 votes.

For the post of secretary Bishnu Poudel has led with 742 votes, Shanker Pokhrel has secured 640, Pradip Gyawali 471, Raghubir Mahaseth 430 and Rajendra Shrestha has secured 385 votes. nepalnews.com Feb 23 09