KATHMANDU: Rajendra Lingden, General Secretary of Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP), who is also a member of the House of Representatives (HoR), has announced his candidacy for the party’s chairman.
Organizing a press conference in the capital on Thursday, a key leader of the party Dhawal Shumsher Rana announced that Lingden will vie for the senior most executive position in the party during the party’s general convention.
The only lawmaker of the party in the federal parliament, Lingden will now contest the election with party Chairman Kamal Thapa.
On the occasion, Lingden said that he would emerge victorious in the convention as party cadres are ‘fed up with’ incumbent Chairman Thapa.
RPP is holding its general convention in the capital from December 1 to 3.