Nepali Congress set to reject Gagan Thapa’s resignation as president
Summary
Nepali Congress president Gagan Thapa submitted his resignation following the party's defeat in the March 5 elections, but the party's Central Working Committee is set to reject it, emphasizing collective responsibility.
Key Points
- Gagan Thapa resigned as Nepali Congress president taking moral responsibility for the party's poor election performance.
- The party's Central Working Committee meeting is likely to reject Thapa's resignation and focus on analyzing election defeat causes.
- Thapa lost his election in Sarlahi-4 but led the party to field candidates in all 165 constituencies.
- The special general convention led by Thapa introduced reforms, but limited time constrained effective voter outreach, contributing to the defeat.
