Nepali Congress Acting President Urges Support for Party in Upcoming By-elections

Kathmandu. Nepali Congress's outgoing acting president, Purna Bahadur Khadka, has appealed for participation in the House of Representatives by-elections scheduled for Falgun 21 and for the Nepali Congress to win. Khadka made the appeal on Sunday via social media.

“I sincerely and humbly request you from the bottom of my heart to go to all polling stations across all seven provinces, including Karnali Province, starting from the voting on Falgun 21 at 7 AM, and cast your valuable vote with the Swastika seal on the election symbol of our party, the Nepali Congress, the 'Tree,' for both the direct and proportional representation ballots, ensuring a massive victory,” Khadka wrote on his Facebook page.

Khadka also stated that the House of Representatives election on Falgun 21 must be conducted peacefully and impartially. He urged voters to cast their ballots for the 'Tree' symbol on both the direct and proportional representation ballots.

There is a dispute within the Congress following the special general convention held from Poush 27 to 30, where new leadership was chosen by then-General Secretaries Gagan Thapa and Bishwa Prakash Sharma without the consensus of Khadka's faction. The faction led by Sher Bahadur Deuba, elected as president in the 14th General Convention, and Dr. Shekhar Koirala have challenged the special general convention in the Supreme Court. That case is currently under consideration by the Supreme Court.

In this election, some leaders, including outgoing President Deuba and leader Khadka, have not yet participated in the campaigning. Khadka's appeal comes in this context.