. The election of the Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI) this time seems like a struggle without a queen of bees.

The FNCCI has called its 60th general meeting on April 29 and 30, which will elect a new working committee for the next three years.TAG_OPEN_p_27 According to the party statute, senior vice-president Anjan Shrestha will automatically become the president for a term of three years. Elections will be held for other posts except the chairperson.

There is no direct competition for the post of president and the election of senior vice-president is indirect. This time, the main enthusiasm of the election is limited to the objective group. Shiva Ghimire and Naresh Lal Shrestha are the main contenders for the post of vice-president. They have been carrying out election-centric activities for the last two years. In other positions, there is not much preparation or enthusiasm.

TAG_OPEN_p_25 The main reason for this is that after three years, the federation will elect the president through direct election. As of now, the provision of “senior vice-president automatically becoming the chairperson” has been amended. Therefore, in order to strengthen the competition for the post of president after three years, various groups have started the work of increasing influence and building teams.

Dhakal Group Fully Ready

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Hemraj Dhakal, a contender for the post of senior vice-president, has almost fully prepared his team.TAG_OPEN_p_23 Associate Vice President Jyotsna Shrestha is competing again.  Umesh Dalmiya and Kalpana Gaire are the vice-chairpersons of the district, Naresh Lal Shrestha and Kamala Shrestha are the women vice-presidents.

TAG_OPEN_p_22 The Dhakal group has officially announced its candidacy. Hemraj Dhakal has also expressed hope that he will get the support of Chandra Dhakal, who is completing his term. However, Chandra Dhakal has said that he will not formally open any group this time and will try to reach a consensus. Dhakal is planning to nominate Bharat Acharya for the post of senior vice-president.

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{{TAG_OPEN_p_20} The faction of Anjan Shrestha, who will become the president, is stuck in the selection of the candidate for the post of senior vice-president. Ram Chandra Sanghai and Sur Krishna Vaidya are the contenders for the post of senior vice-president.  Likewise, Prabal Jung Pandey is vying for the post of associate vice-president, Shiva Prasad Ghimire for commodity vice-president and Dil Sundar Shrestha and Krishna Prasad Sharma for the post of district and town vice-president. The Anjan group is preparing to announce its candidacy on Monday. The name of the senior vice-president has not been decided yet.

Anjan Shrestha, who won the last election despite not having the support of most of the former presidents, is not in favor of making Shanghai the senior vice-president this time.TAG_OPEN_p_19 Shanghai was the third in the senior vice-president position last time. Umesh Lal Shrestha withdrew his candidacy while contesting in the second round, paving the way for Anjan Shrestha to become the incumbent president.

} Anjan has said that the senior vice-president will be decided only after the formation of the same structure as the voters will be the executive members after he becomes the chairman this time.

Some big businessmen close to Shanghai are in the mood to stand in support of Hemraj Dhakal if Anjan does not put forward Shanghai. A businessman said, “Anjanji has the freedom to form a team, but we are not in a position to stand for Surkrishna.” If this happens, our support will go to Hemraj Dhakal. ”

} The Hemraj group seems to be even more excited by the growing controversy in the Anjan group. According to a businessman, “There is no dispute in Hemraj’s team so far. The controversy is more in Anjan’s team, so we are excited. ”

In the midst of this controversy, some businessmen are moving away from the Anjan group and joining the Hemraj group.TAG_OPEN_p_15 Balaram Sapkota, proprietor of Hotel Mechi Crown, who was preparing to compete with the team of Associate Vice President Prabal Jung Pandey in the past, has also changed the team.