Congress leadership dispute returns to Supreme Court
Summary
The dispute over the leadership legitimacy of the Nepali Congress has returned to Nepal's Supreme Court as the Deuba faction seeks a review of the Election Commission's recognition of Gagan Kumar Thapa's faction.
Key Points
- The Nepali Congress leadership dispute has been taken back to the Supreme Court with a review petition filed by the faction aligned with Sher Bahadur Deuba.
- The dispute concerns the Election Commission's recognition of the faction led by Gagan Kumar Thapa as the legitimate party leadership.
- The Supreme Court had earlier upheld the Election Commission's decision, validating the working committee elected at the special general convention in January.
- A three-member bench will now decide whether the review petition warrants a full hearing, which could overturn or uphold the April 17 verdict.
