Voting to elect the new leadership of the CPN-UML has been postponed to Wednesday morning following technical problems with electronic voting machines at the party’s 11th general convention.

The polling process, which was scheduled to begin at 7 pm on Tuesday, was halted after issues were detected in the electronic system, particularly during the entry of candidates’ names. Party officials later announced that voting would start after 8 am on Wednesday, provided the problems are resolved.

General secretary candidate Shankar Pokhrel from the KP Oli faction said the decision to postpone voting was taken to ensure the smooth functioning of the electronic machines. Delegates had already lined up at the venue early Tuesday in anticipation of polling.

This is not the first delay in the voting schedule. Organisers had earlier said polling would begin in the afternoon, but technical adjustments and coding issues in the electronic voting machines pushed the process back.

The party is using electronic voting to elect its new leadership, with officials saying additional time was required to address repeated glitches before polling could proceed.