NC to field Sharma as NA Chair

The Nepali Congress has decided to field Yubaraj Sharma as the candidate of National Assembly Chairman from the party. Election to Chairman of NA, the upper house of federal parliament, is being held on Tuesday.

The meeting of the parliament party work committee held under chairmanship of party President and parliamentary party leader Sher Bahadur Deuba took this decision. The meeting was held at President Deuba's residence, Budhanilakantha.

The parliamentary party leader's secretariat has said the party also decided to request other political parties in the National Assembly to vote for Sharma.