Kathmandu: The signature of leader Jhala Nath Khanal has been identified for the registration of CPN-(US). According to Election Commission spokesperson Raj Kumar Shrestha, Khanal’s signature has been identified through the Nepali Embassy in New Delhi.

The Election Commission had on Wednesday called for the identification of the central members in a petition filed by the leaders to split the UML and register aCPN( unified socialist) party. But Khanal was unable to come to the Election Commission for identification as he was in Delhi for medical treatment.