KATHMANDU: The Janamat Party has decided to field Mamata Jha as the candidate of Vice-President.
A central executive committee meeting of the party held on Friday took the decision to this effect, said the Vice-President of the party, also the Minister for Water Supply, Abdul Khan.
He shared, “The party decided to make Jha the candidate for the vice-presidential election. However, the discussion has not been held with alliance parties.”
Saptari district in charge of Janamat Party, Jha had started her political career from Sadbhawana Party. She was the mayoral candidate of Rajbiraj Municipality in the local-level election held on May 13, 2022.
Meanwhile, the Janata Samajbadi Party (JSP) Nepal had already decided to field Ramsahaya Prasad Yadav, a member of the House of Representatives from Bara-2, as the candidate for Vice-President.