Thapa declares end of factions in NC
Summary
Gagan Kumar Thapa declared an end to factions and groups within the Nepali Congress at the party’s 15th General Convention, urging unity ahead of local-level elections. Voting for the new Central Working Committee is set to begin Thursday with 7,255 delegates eligible.
Key Points
- Gagan Kumar Thapa said all factions within the Nepali Congress have ended and called for the party to move forward as one unit.
- He pledged to focus on spreading the party’s policies and ideas and to work continuously until the local-level elections.
- Kishor Singh Rathore withdrew his candidacy for party president and backed Thapa, while Devraj Chalise also withdrew from the vice-president race.
- Voting for the new Central Working Committee will begin Thursday across seven polling centres, with 7,255 delegates eligible.
