The Election Commission (EC) on August 9 updated the record of 35-member executive committee of the Janata Samajbadi Party-Nepal (JSP-N) recognising Upendra Yadav as the only party chair, reports The Himalayan Times. Spokesperson for the EC Raj Kumar Shrestha said Mahantha Thakur was not listed as the party's co-chair among its 35 executive members. JSP-N leader Ram Sahay Yadav said the party had demoted Thakur to a general member after he went against the party's decisions. The EC updated the party's record after the JSP-N made changes to the 51-member executive committee removing supporters of Mahanatha Thakur and Rajendra Mahato. On July 27, the EC gave authenticity to Upendra Yadav-Baburam Bhattarai faction of the party after 34 members of the party's 51-member executive committee supported the faction during the support verification process. Only 16 members of the executive committee had supported the Thakur-Mahato faction.