Lalitpur, Oct. 8 -- Former Nepal President Bidya Devi Bhandari has returned to active politics by assuming the position of senior leader in the Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist-Leninist (CPN-UML), nearly three years after completing her second term as President.

Bhandari took the oath as a senior leader at the CPN-UML party office in Lalitpur on Thursday and subsequently participated in the party's Standing Committee meeting.

Nepal's first woman President had stepped away from active party politics after being elected to the country's highest constitutional office in October 2015. At the time, she was serving as the Vice-President of the CPN-UML.

Bhandari served as President for two consecutive terms, remaining in office until ...