Defections to Nepali Congress Surge in Sarlahi as Gagan Thapa Contests Constituency 4 Seat

Sarlahi. A wave of defections from various parties to the Nepali Congress has begun after the party's President, Gagan Kumar Thapa, became a candidate for the House of Representatives from Sarlahi Constituency No. 4. Provincial assembly candidates and ward chairpersons from four wards of Godaita Municipality have joined the Nepali Congress to support Congress candidate Thapa.

Nepali Congress President Gagan Thapa inducted Krishna Kumar Kushwaha, a candidate from the Bahujan Party for Sarlahi Constituency No. 4 B, along with four ward chairpersons, into the party during a program organized in Sarlahi on Wednesday.

At the event in Sarlahi, Kushwaha, along with Ward Chairperson Sujit Mahato of Godaita Municipality Ward No. 1, Ward Chairperson Ajay Prasad Shah of Ward No. 2, Ward Chairperson Prakash Gupta of Ward No. 5, and Ward Chairperson Bishwanath Pandit of Ward No. 11, joined the Nepali Congress and pledged their support to Gagan Thapa. Ward Chairperson Mahato of Ward No. 1 and Ward Chairperson of Ward No. 2 were elected ward chairpersons from the CPN (UML), Ward Chairperson Shah of Ward No. 2 from the CPN (Maoist Centre), Ward Chairperson Gupta of Ward No. 5 from the JSP, and Ward Chairperson Pandit of Ward No. 11 from the CPN (UML).

Similarly, JSP leader Mukesh Yadav and ward member Lalu Mansur from Basbaria also joined the Congress. They stated that they joined the Congress to ensure the victory of Congress President Thapa, who possesses the vision to develop the country, as he has arrived in their constituency. Earlier, independent candidate Mahendra Yadav from Sarlahi Constituency No. 4 had also joined the Congress.