Urmila Aryal filed her nomination for the post of Vice-Chairperson of the National Assembly from the ruling alliance on Sunday. CPN (Maoist Center) candidate Aryal filed her candidacy by reaching Lhotse Hall of the New Baneshwor-based Parliament building. A Standing Committee meeting of the CPN (Maoist Center) held on Saturday had decided to make Aryal the candidate of the National Assembly Vice-Chairperson.

The Nepali Congress, however, had decided to not field its candidate for the election to the post of National Assembly Vice-Chairperson.

Ganesh Prasad Timilsina of the CPN-UML is the Chairman of the National Assembly. There is a provision in the National Assembly that the Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson should be from different parties. There are 58 lawmakers in the National Assembly. The election for the post of National Assembly Chairperson has been scheduled for Monday.