Gagan Thapa elected NC president with 6,584 votes
Summary
Gagan Kumar Thapa has been elected president of the Nepali Congress with 6,584 votes at the party’s 15th General Convention in Kathmandu. His rival Shyam Krishna Khadgi received 375 votes, while counting for other office-bearer positions will continue on Saturday.
Key Points
- Gagan Kumar Thapa won the Nepali Congress presidency with 6,584 votes in the party’s 15th General Convention.
- Shyam Krishna Khadgi secured 375 votes, and 54 ballots were declared invalid.
- Of 7,317 convention representatives, 7,039 cast their votes.
- Counting for other office-bearer posts will begin at the party central office in Sanepa, Lalitpur.
