Ishwori Neupane registered her nomination for the post of Speaker from the Nepali Congress on Wednesday. She filed her candidacy after reaching the New Baneshwor-based Parliament building this afternoon. Congress General Secretary Bishwo Prakash Sharma proposed her candidacy while CPN (Unified Socialist) Chief Whip Prakash Jawala seconded the proposal.

An office bearers meeting held today decided to make Neupane as the candidate of Speaker.

Earlier, Dev Raj Ghimire of the CPN-UML had filed his nomination for the post of Speaker from the ruling coalition.