Nepali Congress Prepares for Elections, Taps Leader Gagan Thapa and VP Sharma as Key Campaign Speakers

The Nepali Congress, which has entered the elections for the first time by nominating its future Prime Ministerial candidate from the Central Working Committee, is preparing for the party's election rallies. The Congress is preparing to kick off its election campaign with a Madhes rally in Janakpur on Falgun 7.

The Election Commission has set the campaign period for the House of Representatives election on Falgun 21 from Falgun 4 to 18. The Congress has also finalized the speakers for the rallies to be held during that time. In the Congress, the coordinator of the Election Operation Committee usually becomes the chief speaker. For this election, the Congress will feature Vice President Bishwaprakash Sharma as the speaker at major rallies.

Furthermore, the Congress has already announced President Gagan Thapa as the candidate for the future Prime Minister from the Central Working Committee this time. Therefore, President and future Prime Ministerial candidate Thapa and Vice President Sharma will be the main speakers at the election-focused rallies.

Joint Secretary Dr. Dila Sangraula Pant informed that since the party has officially nominated the Prime Ministerial candidate, President Thapa and Vice President Sharma, who is the coordinator of the Election Operation Committee, will be the main speakers at the election rallies. 

‘The candidate for the future Prime Minister and Party President, and the coordinator of the Election Operation Committee Vice President will be the main speakers at the election rallies,’ Joint Secretary Dr. Sangraula told Ratopati, ‘Vice President Sharma will attend the major rallies happening in all parts of the country.’ Joint Secretary Sangraula also mentioned that there has been high demand for President Thapa to attend many places and he will attend as many as possible. 

The Congress is also preparing to send President Thapa and Vice President Sharma across the country as election speakers. The party's central office has already informed the Election Commission about this.

Party Spokesperson Devraj Chalise informed that the Vice President, in his capacity as the coordinator of the Election Operation Committee, will be the chief election speaker alongside the President. Chalise stated that other speakers may vary depending on the location.

‘The President and candidate for the future Prime Minister, and the coordinator of the Election Operation Committee will be the main speakers at the election-focused programs,’ Spokesperson Chalise said, ‘The remaining speakers may vary according to the location.’

Parties typically appoint speakers for major public meetings and election ceremonies. The Nepali Congress has not yet finalized how many major election rallies it will hold during the campaign period set by the Commission, and which rallies Thapa and Sharma will attend. The Congress Central Office informed that the work of creating a schedule for this is currently underway. 

President Thapa is a direct candidate from Sarlahi-4. He has moved to a new constituency this time. Thapa, who won after being a candidate from Kathmandu-4 in 2070, 2074, and 2079 BS, has left that constituency this time and moved to Madhes. Since the constituency is new for Thapa, it is uncertain how many election rallies in other places he will be able to attend. 

Thapa's competitor is Dr. Amresh Kumar Singh, an old colleague who left the Congress in the 2079 election, contested as an independent candidate, and won. Dr. Singh has now joined the Rastriya Swatantra Party and is a candidate from that party. 

Vice President Sharma is not contesting the election this time. Sharma, who won directly from Jhapa-1 in the 2079 election, had announced that he would not contest the election this time. Sharma has stated that he will campaign across the country and work hard to ensure the victory of the candidates fielded by the party.