Ten-party meeting fails to reach consensus over Nepal's Vice-President candidate

New Delhi: A meeting on Wednesday of the 10-party coalition that supports the Pushpa Kamal Dahal government in Nepal failed to agree on who to elect as Vice President since three members of the coalition are claiming the post. The vice-presidential election is scheduled for Friday. The three candidates vying for the vice-president’s post include Ramsahay from Janata Samajwadi Party (JSP) Nepal, Ashta Laxmi Shakya from CPN-UML and Mamata Jha from the Janamat Party. Yadav, however, has the support of seven parties, including the three major parties such as Nepali Congress, CPN-Maoist Centre and the CPN-Unified Socialist. Ramsahay, a leader from the Madhes region, is tipped to become the new Vice President. The Madhesi community in Nepal’s southern Terai region is mostly of Indian origin. Like the President, the Vice President is elected by an electoral college comprising the members of the Federal Parliament (House of Representatives and the National Assembly) and the Provincial Assembly. The Election Commission has published the names of 882 voters for the vice-presidential election. The total weightage of the votes of the 332 voters of the Federal Parliament and 550 voters of the Provincial Assembly adds up to 52,628, thus requiring a candidate to bag at least 26,315 votes to win the election. In the event that no candidate gets a majority, there is a provision for a revoke between the two candidates with the most votes. Read all the Latest News, Trending News,  Cricket News, Bollywood News, India News and Entertainment News here. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.