Kathmandu. After none of the 11 CPN-UML officials who contested direct elections on February 21 won, Vice Chairman Ram Bahadur Thapa 'Badal' is almost certain to become the parliamentary party leader. Vice Chairman Thapa, a former Maoist leader, was elected as a member of the House of Representatives through the proportional representation system.Out of the 19-member UML secretariat, Secretary Padma Aryal, along with Thapa, became a proportional representation MP. In the direct elections, the UML Chairman, General Secretary, Vice Chairmen, Deputy General Secretaries, and Secretaries all failed to win.The UML won 9 seats in direct elections and 16 through proportional...