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The CPN (Maoist Center) has decided to expand its Central Committee.

A Standing Committee meeting held on Wednesday before the Central Committee meeting decided to expand the Central Committee by amending the statute to ensure inclusiveness.

Currently, there are 387 members in the Central Committee of the Maoist.

The Maoist Center is preparing to make 22 women members as central members.

Speaking to journalists after the meeting, party spokesperson Krishna Bahadur Mahara said that the party is preparing to bring some women, youths and left out senior leaders to the Central Committee.

In the Central Committee meeting, party Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal will present a political report by briefing on the recent political situation, Mahara said.

The members will get time to air their views after the party Chairman presents the political report, he said.

The five-day Central Committee meeting of the Maoist Center is starting from Wednesday in Kathmandu

The CPN (Maoist Center) has decided not to live-stream the Central Committee meeting slated for August 2-6.

An office bearers meeting of the Maoist Center held on Wednesday before the Central Committee meeting decided not to live-stream the meeting, Central Office Secretary Dor Prasad Upadhyay said.,

Earlier, the party had decided to broadcast their Central Committee meeting online with an objective of directly providing a glimpse of the meeting's proceedings to the general public and party cadres.

After most of the leaders expressed their dissatisfaction over the party’s decision to live-stream the Central Committee meeting, which is considered an important meeting, an office bearers meeting held this morning decided not to stream the meeting live.

Nepali Congress Parliamentary Party leader Uddhav Thapa has been appointed as the Chief Minister of Koshi Province.

Province Chief Parshuram Khapung appointed Thapa as the Chief Minister on Tuesday.

NC’s Thapa presented his claim for the post of Chief Minister before province chief with the support of the majority members compelling Speaker Gautam to resign.

Earlier on July 6, 2023, Thapa had become the Chief Minister with the support of 46 lawmakers of Nepali Congress, CPN (Maoist Center), CPN (Unified Socialist) and Janata Samajbadi Party and Speaker Gautam.

Thapa was removed from the post of Chief Minister after the Supreme Court issued the verdict saying that the government in Koshi Province was formed in an unconstitutional way.

He was appointed as the Chief Minister with the support of 47 lawmakers—29 of Nepali Congress, 13 of CPN (Maoist Center) including the Speaker, four of CPN (Unified Socialist) and one of Janata Samajbadi Party.

 Meanwhile, Thapa will be sworn in as the Chief Minister on Wednesday.

Koshi Province Speaker Baburam Gautam resigned from his post on Tuesday.

Gautam resigned this afternoon by addressing Deputy Speaker Srijana Danuwar.

Gopal Parajuli, Secretary at the Province Assembly Secretariat, said that the resignation of Gautam has been received.

Gautam was elected as the Speaker of the Koshi Province on December 17, 2022.

He is a Province Assembly member elected from the CPN (Maoist Center).

Gautam, who was in Kathmandu for the past few days, tendered his resignation soon after he reached Biratnagar.