Nepal, Oct. 7 -- Nepali Congress President Gagan Kumar Thapa will face Kishor Singh Rathour and Shyam Krishna Khadka in the contest for party president after all three filed their candidacies at the party's 15th General Convention on Tuesday.

Thapa, who assumed the party leadership following the Special General Convention convened after the Gen Z movement led to a change in the country's political leadership, had been widely expected to secure the party presidency. However, Rathour and Khadka also registered their candidacies, setting up a three-way contest for the top post.

The nomination process for the convention concluded on Tuesday evening.

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