Gagan Thapa to Assume Nepali Congress Presidency Today
Newly elected Nepali Congress president Gagan Kumar Thapa is scheduled to assume office at 2 p.m. today at the party’s central office.
According to acting chief secretary Krishna Prasad Dulal, the ceremony coincides with Phulpati, an important occasion during the Dashain festival.
The party has invited leaders, cadres and media personnel in the Kathmandu Valley to attend the event. The swearing-in ceremony for office-bearers and central committee members will be held after Dashain.
A total of 231 members have been elected to the party’s central committee through its general convention.
