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Gagan Thapa Takes Oath as Nepali Congress President

Gagan Kumar Thapa took the oath of office and secrecy at the Nepali Congress central office in Sanepa on Saturday, after winning the party presidency with 6,584 votes at the 15th general convention.

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Gagan Thapa Takes Oath as Nepali Congress President

Key points

  • Nepali Congress President Gagan Kumar Thapa has taken the oath of office and secrecy at the party central office in Sanepa, Online Khabar and Ratopati reported on Saturday.
  • The ceremony was set for 2 p.m. on Saturday and coincided with Phulpati, the seventh day of Dashain, the Daily Nepal Times reported.
  • Thapa won the presidency at the party 15th general convention with 6,584 votes, defeating Shyam Krishna Khadgi, who received 375 votes, the Kathmandu Post reported.

Nepali Congress President Gagan Kumar Thapa has taken the oath of office and secrecy at the party central office in Sanepa, Online Khabar and Ratopati reported on Saturday.

The ceremony was set for 2 p.m. on Saturday and coincided with Phulpati, the seventh day of Dashain, the Daily Nepal Times reported. Acting chief secretary Krishna Prasad Dulal said leaders, cadres and media in the Kathmandu Valley were invited to attend.

A heavy mandate from the convention

Thapa won the presidency at the party 15th general convention with 6,584 votes, defeating Shyam Krishna Khadgi, who received 375 votes, the Kathmandu Post reported. A total of 231 members were elected to the party central committee through the convention, the Daily Nepal Times reported.

The swearing in for the other office bearers and central committee members will be held after Dashain, the Daily Nepal Times reported. Thapa now leads the party into its next round of organisation work with that post festival ceremony still to come.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-10Gagan Kumar Thapa wins the Nepali Congress presidency at the 15th general convention with 6,584 votes against 375 for Shyam Krishna Khadgi.
  2. 2026-10-17Thapa takes the oath of office and secrecy at the party central office in Sanepa and assumes office on Phulpati.

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