Gagan Thapa tops vote count in Nepali Congress convention
Summary
Gagan Kumar Thapa won the highest number of votes at the Nepali Congress’s 15th general convention, defeating Shyam Krishna Khadgi in the party presidency race. Lalitpur Metropolitan City Mayor Chiribabu Maharjan ranked second among the elected leaders with 5,330 votes.
Key Points
- Gagan Kumar Thapa secured 6,584 votes to win the Nepali Congress presidency at the party’s 15th general convention.
- He defeated Shyam Krishna Khadgi, who received 375 votes.
- Lalitpur Metropolitan City Mayor Chiribabu Maharjan ranked second among the elected leaders with 5,330 votes.
- Several other central committee members and office-bearers also finished among the top vote-getters.
