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KATHMANDU, SEP 26 -  

As counting for the votes progressed, at a rather slower pace than expected, the final composition of the Nepali Congress (NC) Central Working Committee (CWC) has become more or less clear. Though the counting for 39 seats was not complete by 8 pm on Saturday (the time counting was stopped for the day), the

picture it gave pointed to a comfortable majority for party President Sushil Koirala’s camp with approximately 55 percent of the seats in the CWC.

The final outcome is also likely to see a return of a majority of old faces. The consolation for Deuba camp is that more new faces have returned there. For the 25 seats in the open contest, the Sushil camp is leading in 14 while the Deuba group is holding on to 11 seats. For the 14 zonal seats, the establishment faction has maintained a lead in nine seats. In the seats reserved for marginalised groups and nationalities, the Deuba faction has already grabbed 12 seats, while 10 establishment candidates have become victorious. If the present lead remains unchanged, the final tally would give the Sushil camp a total of 33 and the Deuba camp 28.

Among the declared winners for the remaining five reserved seats on Saturday, Bishnu Raj Angdambe and Sita Gurung won from the Deuba camp, while Suryaman Gurung, Dhan Raj Gurung and Ratna Sherchan won from the Sushil faction.

Familiar faces leading the vote count include Arjun Narsingh KC, Ram Chandra Poudel, Gagan Thapa, Sujata Koirala, Shekhar Koirala, Ram Sharan Mahat, and Shashank Koirala from the establishment faction, while Khum Bahadur Khadka, Pradeep Giri, Bal Krishna Khand, Minendra Rijal and Prakash Sharan Mahat are leading in the Deuba faction.

If the leads are anything to go by, the CWC will be dominated by a majority of old hands.

The “third faction” has so far failed to win a place on the NC’s top table. Former Foreign Minister Chakra Prasad Bastola, a third front candidate, who was expected to win, was trailing too.

Counting will resume at 8 a.m. on Sunday.

Candiates leading in open competition

Arjun Narsingh KC

Gagan Thapa

Pradip Giri

Khum Bahadur Khadka

Shashank Koirala

Ram Chandra Poudel

Suajata Koirala

Ram Sharan Mahat

N P Saud

Mahesh Acharya

Bal Krishna Khad

Prakash Sharan Mahat

Gopal Man Shrestha

Minendra Rijal

Shekhar Koirala

Krishna Sitaula

Purna Bahadur Khadka

Chandra Bhandari

Narayan Khadka

Gyanendra Bahadur Karki

Kul Bahadur Gurung

Bal Bahadur KC

G P Chiring Lama

Shankhar Bhadari

Gobinda Raj Joshi

Zonal seats

1. Mechi - Narendra Bikram Nembang

2.  Koshi - Amod Prasad Upadhya

3. Sagarmatha - Ram Kumar Chaudhary

4.  Janakpur- Ananda Prasad Dhungana

5.  Bagmati - Nabindra Raj Joshi

6.  Narayani- Ramesh Rijal

7.  Gandaki - Surendra Pandey

8.  Lumbini - Krishna Chandra Nepal

9.  Dhaulagiri - Arjun Joshi

10. Rapti - Dipak Giri

11.  Karnali - Jiwan Bahadur Shahi

12.  Bheri - Kishor Singh Rathor

13.  Seti - Badri Pandey

14. Mahakali - Dilendra Prasad Badu

Posted on: 2010-09-26 08:45

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