Sher Bahadur Deuba faction fractures as 31 leaders join Thapa-led Congress
Summary
Thirty-one Sher Bahadur Deuba-aligned leaders are set to join Gagan Thapa’s Nepali Congress committee after the party moved to settle an internal dispute over its upcoming general convention. The split has also exposed divisions inside the Deuba camp, with some leaders moving toward the Thapa-led process while others still back a parallel convention.
Key Points
- The Nepali Congress has decided to integrate members of the previous central working committee into the current committee to ease tensions ahead of its 15th general convention.
- Thirty-one Deuba-aligned leaders have issued a joint statement backing party unity and are expected to join the Thapa-led central working committee.
- The dispute over the timing and leadership of the convention has deepened splits within the Deuba faction, even as some leaders move toward the Thapa camp.
- The Deuba side still argues the convention should wait for the Supreme Court review and says a parallel convention remains an option.
