Nepali Congress President Gagan Thapa Prepares to Resign Following Election Setback; Vice President Sharma Urges Caution

Kathmandu. Internal discussions have intensified within the Nepali Congress after the party failed to achieve the expected results in the House of Representatives elections. In this context, a meeting took place between party President Gagan Thapa and Vice President Bishwa Prakash Sharma.

Sources indicate that the discussion between the two top leaders, which began in the evening in New Baneshwor, is ongoing. During the meeting, it was reported that President Thapa informed Sharma of his intention to resign, taking moral responsibility for the party's defeat.

Thapa expressed the view that it would be appropriate for him to step down, stating that he must take responsibility for the party's failure. "It is appropriate for me to resign by taking responsibility for the party's defeat; therefore, I am resigning," the secretariat source quoted him as saying during the discussion with the Vice President.

However, Vice President Sharma advised the President not to resign immediately. He stated that the election results should be understood as a consequence of the overall situation rather than solely as an individual's failure. "This is more our defeat than just the victory of the RSP. But neither is a single person responsible for this, nor is the working committee that came from the special general convention," sources quoted Sharma as saying.

He opined that resignation is unnecessary over results achieved when candidacies were registered just five days after the new working committee was formed and the election was completed in about 50 days. Instead, he believes they should proceed after conducting a subtle review and managing the situation.