Nepali Congress has issued a whip to its lawmakers to vote for Mukta Kumari Yadav, the party’s candidate for the deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives.

NC Chief Whip Ramesh Lekhak issued the whip on Friday to the party’s parliamentarians to compulsorily present in the meeting, not to remain neutral and to vote in favour of a motion calling to elect Yadav as the deputy speaker.

He also directed the lawmakers to vote against a motion calling to elect Indira Rana Magar, a common candidate of the ruling alliance.

A motion related to the election of the deputy speaker would be tabled in the parliament meeting scheduled for 1pm on Saturday.

The ruling coalition has fielded Rastriya Swatantra Party lawmaker Indira Rana Magar as the candidate for the post, while Yadav is supported by the CPN (Unified Socialist), Loktantrik Samajbadi Party and Rastriya Janamorcha apart from the Congress.