Pashupati Sharma elected unopposed as chair of folk and dohori song foundation

Folk singer Pashupati Sharma has been elected unopposed as chair of the National Lok and Dohori Song Foundation, Nepal.

Only his nomination was registered for the chair position at the foundation's ninth convention, which has been underway in Bardibas, Mahottari, since Thursday.

Sharma had previously served as the foundation's senior vice-chair.

Deepak Khadka was elected unopposed as senior vice-chair, Suvas KC as first vice-chair, and Shiva Hamal as general secretary. Raju Dhakal was elected to the organizational vice-chair post and Ramesh Raj Bhattarai to the administrative vice-chair post.

There will, however, be competition for the vice-chair position, for which about a dozen candidates, including Khem Century, Devi Gharti, Khuman Adhikari, Purnakala BC and Rabin Lamichhane, are in the race.

The convention is set to select a new working committee on Saturday.