Nepal Democratic Forum's the then mayoral candidate of Kathmandu Metropolis Shiva Hari Rijal on Monday has joined the CPN-UML.
According to UML central member Surya Thapa, UML general secretary Ishwar Pokharel welcomed Rijal to his party amid a program organized at Chandol in the capital.
Addressing the program, Pokharel said that the left alliance had become stronger with the entrance of Rijal.