In a significant shift within Nepal’s oldest democratic party, Gagan Thapa has been elected unopposed as the President of Nepali Congress through the second Special General Convention of the party.
Following internal deliberations, leaders favoring the special convention have moved toward a consensus model to select the party’s top leadership. Sources close to the negotiations indicate that agreements have already been reached for several key office-bearer positions.
According to high-level sources, the following leaders have been finalized for the party’s vital roles:
- Vice Presidents: Bishwa Prakash Sharma and Pushpa Bhusal
- General Secretaries: Guru Raj Ghimire and Pradip Paudel
The leadership has also reportedly reached a consensus on the eight Joint General Secretary positions, ensuring representation across various clusters. According to a leader privy to the negotiation, Farmullah Mansur has been elected as Joint General Secretary under Muslim cluster, Mukta Kumari Yadav (Madhesi), Prakash Rasaili (Dalit), Dila Sangroula Panta (women), Bahadur Singh Lama (Indigenous Nationality, Udaya Shumsher Rana (Khas Arya), Yogendra Chaudhary (Tharu) and Karna Budha under Backward Region.
Candidates list of NC CWC led by President Gagan Kumar Thapa
1 President: Gagan Kumar Thapa
2 Vice-President: Bishwa Prakash Sharma, Pushpa Bhusal
3 General Secretary: Pradip Paudel and Guru Raj Ghimire
4 Joint General Secretary (Woman): Dr. Dila Sangroula Panta
5 Joint General Secretary (Dalit): Prakash Rasaili Snehi
6 Joint General Secretary (Indigenous Nationalities): Bahadur Singh Lama
7 Joint General Secretary (Khas Arya): Udaya Shumsher Rana
8 Joint General Secretary (Madheshi): Mukta Kumari Yadav
9 Joint General Secretary (Muslim): Farmullah Mansur
10 Central Joint General Secretary (Tharu): Yogendra Chaudhary
11 Central Joint General Secretary (Backward Region): Karna Bahadur Budha
Central Committee Members (Open & Provincial Categories)
12 Central Member (Open): Gopalman Shrestha, Omkar Prasad Shrestha, Arjun Narasingh KC, Rajendra Kumar KC, Arjun Prasad Joshi, Suresh Kumar Yongya, Chinkaji Shrestha, Sudhir Siwakoti, Bharat Shah, Madhu Acharya, Amrit Aryal, Dhurba Wagle, Devraj Chalise, Binod Chaudhary, Mohan Acharya, Ujwal Baral, Janak Giri, Dev Prasad Timilsina, Ajaya Babu Siwakoti, Prem Bahadur Khadka, Jayaram Lamichhane, Basanta Bhattarai, Pradip Sharma, Jagat Joshi, Pramod Hari Guragain, Dr. Kedar Narsingh KC, Bidur Basnet, Tirtha Jung Shahi, Bharat Khadka, Subash Pokharel, Shambhu Budhathoki, Dharma Raj Gautam, Tekraj Paudel, Tilak Ranabhat, Rajendra Gopal Singh
13 Central Member (Woman Open): Champa Devi Khadka, Dhana Khatiwada, Nanu Bastola, Chinu Pokharel, Janaki Singh, Pratima Gautam, Gita Satyal, Santoshi Saud Airee, Dil Kumari Rai
14 Central Member (Koshi Province - Woman): Sharada Devi Koirala
15 Central Member (Koshi Province -Open): Himalaya Karmacharya, Agni Paudel
16 Central Member (Madhesh Province -Woman): Madhu Shahi
17 Central Member (Madhesh Province - Open): Ramananda Yadav, Bajrang Nepali
18 Central Member (Bagmati Province - Woman): Uma Dahal
19 Central Member (Bagmati Province - Open): Jitanarayan Shrestha, Ramesh Dhamala
20 Central Member (Gandaki Province - Woman): Bishnu Devi Pandey
21 Central Member (Gandaki Province - Open): Resham Baniya, Krishna KC
22 Central Member (Lumbini Province - Woman): Pabitra Kumari Aryal
23 Central Member (Lumbini Province - Open): Keshav Acharya, Ram Bahadur Karki
24 Central Member (Karnali Province - Woman): Ram Devi Khadka
25 Central Member (Karnali Province - Open): Dikpal Shahi, Narayan Bhattarai
26 Central Member (Sudurpashchim - Woman): Nipa Chokhyal
27 Central Member (Sudurpashchim - Open): Him Bahadur Rawal, Narendra Prasad Bhat
28 Differently Abled (Open): 1Prakash Pantha
29 Minority (Open): Shivanarayan Singh Gangai
30 Dalit (Woman): Sita Mijar, Chhaya Sunar, Ganga Sunar, Lila Nepali
31Dalit (Open): Maikulal Balmiki, Shiva Bahadur Sunar, Dharma Nepali Darji, Surya BK, Dinesh Sunar
32 Indigenous Nationalities (Woman): Sapana Raj Bhandari, Pramila Rai, Man Kumari Gurung, Kushumdevi Thapa Magar, Liladevi Bokhim Limbu, Dr. Amita Pradhan, Chhindulhomu Sherpa
33Indigenous Nationalities (Open): Taraman Gurung, Astakumar Kabe, Chhanda Bahadur Paharai Magar, Nagendra Kumal, Shambhulal Shrestha, Bhim Srish, Narendra Kerung, Dipan Shrestha
34 Khas Arya (Woman): Uma Siwakoti, Bala Adhikari, Muna Bhusal, Indira Karki, Binita Khadka, Samjhana Khatri
35 Khas Arya (Open): Bijay Swar, Mathura Ghimire, Jagadish Chandra Upadhyay, Bishnu Kumar Karki, Bishwanath Rijal, Keshav Bhetuwal, Kamal Bhusal
36 Madheshi (Woman): Anju Jha, Chandrakala Kumari Yadav, Goma Ansari, Nilam Sah
37 Madheshi (Open): Ram Paltan Shah, Nagendra Shah, Radheshyam Pathak, Sunil Kumar Yadav, Ramrup Prasad
38 Muslim (Woman): Sanam Begam
39 Muslim (Open): Abdul Razzak Gaddi, Abdul Sattar
40 haru (Woman): Navodita Chaudhary, Sunita Rana
41 Tharu (Open): Surendra Prasad Chaudhary, Gopal Dahit
42 Backward Region (Open): Deepak Jang Shah
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