The Nepali Congress is set to field party President Gagan Kumar Thapa as its prime ministerial candidate for the upcoming House of Representatives election scheduled for March 5.
According to the party, a meeting of the Central Working Committee (CWC) to be held today at the party’s central office in Sanepa will formally announce Thapa as the prime ministerial candidate.
Party spokesperson Devaraj Chalise said the decision to name the prime ministerial candidate will be endorsed by the CWC meeting. “With the message of a new and renewed Congress across the country, we are moving forward by presenting President Gagan Thapa as our prime ministerial candidate,” Chalise said.
He added that the party is preparing to contest the election with clear leadership, incorporating the mandate of the Special General Convention as well as addressing the call for good governance and development raised by the Gen-Z movement. “Our strategy is to give voters clarity in advance about who will become prime minister after they cast their votes,” Chalise said.
The Nepali Congress Special General Convention, held at Bhrikutimandap in Kathmandu from January 11 to 15, had elected a new Central Working Committee under the leadership of Thapa. According to spokesperson Chalise, the office bearers and members elected from the convention are scheduled to reach the party’s central office in Sanepa at 1 pm today.
