SKM parliamentary board discuss potential candidates for bye-elections

<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif"><b>GANGTOK,: </b>Ruling SKM’s parliamentary board for the upcoming bye-elections held its first preliminary meeting on Friday here at Deorali regarding selection of potential party candidates.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif">A SKM release informs that the parliamentary board meeting was chaired by its chairman KN Lepcha and attended by members Sonam Lama, Arun Kumar Upreti, Bhoj Raj Rai and Nar Bahadur Dahal (Chettri).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif">At the outset, the SKM parliamentary board members expressed its gratitude to Chief Minister and party president PS Golay for appointing them to this prestigious and important committee. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif">The meeting saw initial discussions regarding potential candidates for the upcoming bye-elections in the Soreng-Chakung and Namchi-Singhithang Assembly constituencies where voting is scheduled on November 13. Strategies for the party’s campaign were also formulated with suggestions that came from party workers, the release mentions.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif">The committee will soon submit its report to the SKM president and the party’s official candidates’ names will be announced shortly, said the SKM. The committee further urged all party workers to remain patient until the official candidates are declared and appealed to offer unanimous support for the party’s decision, the release mentions.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif">The last date for filing nominations is October 25 followed by scrutiny of nominations on October 28. The last date for withdrawal of candidatures is October 30.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>

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