Nepali Congress Finalizes Key Committee Heads for Upcoming Elections Amid Delays in Full Formation

Kathmandu. The Nepali Congress has appointed coordinators for three main committees for the House of Representatives elections scheduled for Falgun 21. Party President Gagan Thapa has been named the coordinator for the party's Manifesto Preparation Committee for the elections, Vice-President Bishwa Prakash Sharma for the Election Mobilization Committee, and Spokesperson Devraj Chalise for the Publicity and Propaganda Committee.

However, these committees have yet to be fully formed even as the elections draw near. President Thapa has the authority to finalize the committees, but he has been unable to do so due to his busy schedule.

Congress Spokesperson Chalise informed that while the responsibility to finalize the election-focused committees rests with the President, they could not be completed because the President is occupied. "The Manifesto Drafting Committee, Election Mobilization Committee, and Publicity Committee focused on the elections have not been finalized," Spokesperson Chalise told Ratopati. "The authority to complete the committees belongs to the President. He is busy. He has just returned to Kathmandu from his own constituency. He will finalize them after discussions."

According to sources close to the matter, these committees have not been fully formed because consensus has not been reached on who should be included in the committees.

Thapa was unanimously elected as President during the Special General Convention held from Poush 27 to 30 in Bhrikutimandap, Kathmandu. The Election Commission has recognized this Special General Convention.

However, the factions led by Sher Bahadur Deuba, who was elected President in the 14th General Convention, and Dr. Shekhar Koirala have not accepted it. It is reported that Thapa has not finalized the committees because there has been no agreement to include the top leaders of these two factions in the committees, as their exclusion would suggest the party is not united.