CPN-UML leader Bishnu Rimal has suffered two defeats at the party’s 11th general convention.
Rimal, who was defeated in the race for deputy general secretary from Chairman KP Sharma Oli's panel, lost the election for central member as well.
He secured only 630 votes in the election for central member. He had contested in the open category, where 72 members are elected from a pool of 167 candidates.
Earlier, Rimal received 1,091 votes in the election for deputy general secretary.
Rimal is considered a close confidant of Chairman Oli. When Oli was prime minister, Rimal served as his political advisor