Chairman Jhalanath Khanal and senior leader KP Oli are running for the post of PP leader.

The PP election has kicked off at UML PP office in Singha Durbar. It has been learnt that Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) will be used in the election which will last until 6 PM.

Secretary of the UML's PP election committee Madhav Prasad Poudel informed that the final result of the election will be announced by 7 in the evening.

Chairman Khanal's name was proposed by senior UML leader Madhav Kumar Nepal while leader Oli's name was proposed by Vice Chairman Bamdev Gautam.

UML leaders decided to go for election, for the first time in its history, after their efforts to forge consensus on a unanimous PP candidate failed.

Nepali Congress earlier contested election to select its PP leader whereby President Sushil Koirala emerged as party's PM candidate.