Bipin Kumar Acharya has been elected as the general secretary of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP).
Acharya was elected to the position during the party's general convention held in Bharatpur, Chitwan, on Friday.
Acharya defeated fellow contenders Manish Jha, Sagar Dhakal, and Ganesh Karki in the race for the party’s general secretary.
Ten candidates had originally filed their nominations for the position. Howeeer, Ganesh Parajuli, Raju Pandey, Kabindra Burlakoti, Jagadish Kharel, Ranju Darshana, and Pramod Neupane later withdrew their candidacies to extend their support to Acharya.
Acharya is a member of the House of Representatives. He previously served as the party’s joint general secretary.
FILE - Toshima Karki (left) and Sobita Gautam
Meanwhile, Sobita Gautam has been elected as RSP vice-president under the women’s category, defeating Dr Toshima Karki.
The election for the party's office-bearers took place on Friday in Bharatpur.
Gautam is a member of the House of Representatives and the minister for law, justice and parliamentary affairs. She was previously a member of the party's secretariat and also served as a lawmaker.
The RSP statute provides for three vice-president positions. Among them, Swarnim Wagle has already been elected unopposed, while one position remains to be filled by nomination.
