NC 15th general convention: Gagan Thapa re-elected Party President

KATHMANDU: Gagan Kumar Thapa has been elected to the position of President of the Nepali Congress, obtaining 6,584 votes during the 15th general congress of the party.

His opponent Shyam Krishna Khadgi garnered merely 375 votes. The electoral process, conducted as part of the 15th Congress, resulted in a total of 7,013 votes being cast, with 54 votes declared invalid.

Thapa’s political trajectory commenced during his secondary education, when he participated in the 2046 mass movement while enrolled in class 9.

Throughout the preceding four decades, he has advanced progressively through organizational ranks, commencing as a member of Bal Congress and subsequently occupying multiple positions within the Nepal Student Union, including secretary and president at Trichandra Multiple Campus, Free Students Union.

Thapa’s prominence in student politics expanded as he attained membership in the Senate of Tribhuvan University and assumed significant leadership responsibilities within the Union.

His activist endeavors reached their zenith in 2061 when he orchestrated demonstrations against the king’s direct rule, which resulted in treason allegations against him.