On May 15, actress Nipun filed a petition in the HC seeking annulment of the election results and a ban on the duties of the Misha-Dipjol panel, which had won the election. Nipun also requested the court to determine the schedule for fresh elections.
In the election held on 20 April, Dipjol defeated Nipun by 16 votes, as announced by Chief Election Commissioner Khorshed Alam Khosru. Deepjol got 225 votes, while former general secretary Nipun got 209 votes.