KATHMANDU: Lawmaker Balkrishna Khand has been appointed the chief whip of Nepali Congress.

NC President and former Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba informed about Khand's appointment through his official Twitter handle.

नेपाली कांग्रेस संसदीय दलको प्रमुख सचेतकमा माननीय सांसद बालकृष्ण खाँडलाई नियुक्त गरेको छु । बधाई तथा सफल कार्यकालको शुभकामना !

— Sher Bahadur Deuba (@DeubaSherbdr) March 20, 2018

Former minister Khand is a member of Federal Parliament, elected via proportional representation system.