As arrest rumours swirl, Congress sees plot to silence Thapa

Kathmandu, Nov. 6 -- The Nepali Congress has called rumours of an imminent arrest of its president, Gagan Thapa, a political plot to silence the opposition. In a statement after a meeting in Sanepa on... Read More

Gagan Thapa signals a more assertive role for Congress as main opposition

Kathmandu, Nov. 2 -- Nepali Congress President Gagan Thapa has signalled a tougher approach towards the government, saying the main opposition party will no longer remain silent over what it considers... Read More

Thapa wins the mandate. Can he remake Congress?

Kathmandu, Oct. 11 -- Gagan Thapa on Saturday retained the Nepali Congress presidency after he was elected with 93.88 percent of the vote during the party's general convention, currently ongoing in Bh... Read More

Congress leadership election postponed to Friday morning

Kathmandu, Oct. 8 -- Voting to elect the Nepali Congress leadership, scheduled for Thursday, has been postponed until Friday morning after delays in printing ballots due to the large number of candida... Read More

More posts, more contestants in Congress leadership race

Kathmandu, Oct. 6 -- Five years ago, when then party president Sher Bahadur Deuba increased the number of office-bearers at the Nepali Congress's 14th General Convention, then-general secretary Gagan ... Read More

Congress president says his party lost a million voters and wants Gen Z to win them back

Kathmandu, Oct. 3 -- The Nepali Congress is looking to regain the support of around a million voters it lost in the March 5 election, with a greater role for young people seen as key to rebuilding its... Read More

Sher Bahadur Deuba faction begins parallel convention process

Kathmandu, Sept. 30 -- While the Nepali Congress establishment faction is moving ahead with the selection of delegates for the party's general convention, the faction led by former president Sher Baha... Read More