Swarnim Wagle among Bhattarai's 3 preferred successors

Setopati

Kathmandu, July 31

Former prime minister Baburam Bhattarai wishes to hand over succession to three persons born in Gorkha – Swarnim Wagle, Uttam Babu Shrestha and Laxmi Devkota – by getting them elected from the district.

Bhattarai expressed such desire in a tweet posted on Sunday, while also questioning whether the current electoral system would let that happen.

गोरखामा जन्मेर विश्वनागरिक बनेका प्रतिभाशाली बौद्धिकहरू @SwarnimWagle @laxmi_devkota @uttambabu लगायतलाई गोरखाबाट निर्वाचित गरेर आफ्नो उत्तराधिकार सुम्पन पाए र केही दशक देशको नेतृत्वमा पुर्याउन पाए कस्तो हुॅदो हो भन्ने मनको लड्डुु म पनि खाने गर्छु।यो निर्वाचन प्रणालीले के देला र? https://t.co/psWyn6SpE6
— Baburam Bhattarai (@brb1954) July 31, 2022

Wagle, who hails from Bungkot in Gorkha, is an economist and a former vice-chairman of the National Planning Commission.

Shrestha has a PhD in environmental science from the University of Massachusetts Boston, USA, while Devkota Budhigandaki is a former chairman of the Budhigandaki Hydroelectric Project Development Committee. Shrestha hails from Haramtari in Gorkha and Devkota is from Palungtar.