Birgunj, September 16:

Although the special convention of Nepal Sadbhawana Party-Anandidevi (NSP-A) concluded yesterday, the party was unable to select 20 central members today.

Five members of a committee under the coordination of former senior vice-chairman Laxman Lal Karna was formed to pick 20 members from among 57 candidates vying for the post of central members.

“A meeting of the committee will be held in the capital in a few days and the members will be selected then,” Karna said.

Addressing a press conference here, newly-elected chairperson Rajendra Mahato said that 436 convention representatives of the total 641 attended the special convention.

Gupta questions authenticity

KATHMANDU: General Secretary of the Nepal Sadbhavana Party-Anandidevi (NSP-A) Shyam Sundar Gupta on Sunday claimed that the faction led by the party chairperson Anandidevi Singh was the authentic NSP-Anandidevi.

In this connection, he submitted a letter to Chief Election Commissioner Bhoj Raj Pokhrel on Sunday in which he claimed that the recent Birgunj convention called by the Minister Rajendra Mahato faction was illegal. — HNS