CHITWAN:- Nine ministers have filed their candidacies for the central members in the ongoing first general convention of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) in Chitwan.
As per the first list made public by the Election Commission, Finance Minister Dr Swarnim Wagle has filed his candidacy under the open category from Gandaki Province.
The candidacy of Minister for Education and Sports, Sashmit Pokharel, is also under the open category.
Foreign Minister Dr Shisir Khanal is also vying under the open category, while Minister for Energy, Hydropower and Irrigation, Biraj Bhakta Shrestha, is under the open category from Bagmati Province. Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Sobita Gautam, is applying for a central member from Bagmati Province.
Minister for Women, Children, Gender and Sexual Minorities, and Social Security, Sita Badi, is applying under category of geography (Karnali Province); Minister for Health and Food Security, Nisha Mehta, under the category of geography (Koshi Province); Minister for Agriculture, Forest and Environment, Gita Chaudhari, under the open category (Sudurpaschim Province); and Minister for Youth, Labour and Employment, Ramji Yadav, under the open category (Madhesi cluster).
The voting process has been forwarded for the central members in the general convention. The initial list made public stated that 384 persons have applied for the central members.