Nepali Congress suspends vice-president and secretary vote count pending digital entry of results

During the Nepali Congress' 15th General Convention, the vote count for the vice-president and general secretary positions was suspended after candidates demanded that all ballots counted to date be logged into the party's computer system. Counting, which started around 10 p.m. on Saturday, had produced results for only 1,330 votes before the pause. Candidates argued that roughly 700 additional votes had been counted but not disclosed, prompting officials to input the missing data.

The party agreed that counting will only continue once the digital entry is complete. Preliminary figures show Chandra Kant Bhandari and Madhu Acharya leading the open vice-president race, while Binod Kumar Chaudhary tops the inclusive vice-president slot, and Pradeep Paudel leads the open general secretary contest.