LUMBINI: Although Padma Aryal, the Lumbini province in-charge of CPN-UML, recently ruled out any factionalism within CPN-UML, two factions are vying for leadership in the upcoming general convention of the party’s Lumbini Province Committee. UML leaders and cadres say factions aligned with Vice Chairman Bishu Poudel and General Secretary Shankar Pokharel are making internal preparations … Continue reading A test of power between Poudel and Pokharel