Sharat Singh Bhandari has been elected the coordinator of the Rastriya Janata Party Nepal (RJPN) presidium. Bhandari has become the coordinator as per the RJPN's provision of changing the coordinator every two months.
A meeting of the RJPN presidium held on March 13, 14 and 15 had decided to elect Bhandari to the post from March 20 and the leadership has been handed over to him accordingly, RJPN general secretary Keshab Jha said.
The RJPN was formed on April 20, 2017 with the unification of the various Madhes-centric political parties. The RJPN's presidium has six members who take turns in assuming the post of the party coordinator.
The RJPN is convening its general convention on Baisakh 7, 8 and 9, which will elect the party new leadership.