Nepali Congress elects Gagan Thapa as president

The Nepali Congress has concluded its 15th general convention with several key leadership elections. Gagan Thapa secured the party presidency with 6,584 votes, representing 88 percent of the 7,013 votes cast.

In the general secretary elections, Pradip Paudel won the open category with 4,194 votes, followed by Udaya Shumsher Rana with 2,330 votes. Dila Sangroula was elected as the women’s general secretary, receiving 3,118 votes.

Binod Chaudhary, a prominent businessman and chairman of Chaudhary Group, was elected vice-president under the inclusive category with 1,745 votes. Other vice-presidential winners include Chandra Kant Bhandari and Madhu Acharya in the open category, and Pushpa Bhusal for the women’s position. Bishwa Prakash Sharma was elected senior vice-president unopposed.