KATHMANDU, July 15: Nepali Congress (NC) lawmaker Pushpa Bhusal, a common candidate of the ruling five-party alliance, has been elected as the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives.
A total of 148 votes were cast in favor of Bhusal in parliament on Friday. There were 93 votes against her while one of the lawmakers chose to stay neutral.
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Bhusal and CPN-UML's Bidya Bhattarai contested for the post of Deputy Speaker of the HoR. The post fell vacant after the then Deputy Speaker Shivmaya Tumbahamphe resigned on January 20, 2020.
