Nepali Congress Leader Blames Party's Decade-Long Operations, Not Just President, for Electoral Defeat

Kathmandu. Nepali Congress leader Sachin Timalsina stated that it would be unjust to hold only the party president responsible for the recent electoral defeat. Writing a post on social media, he pointed out that the party's operational methods over the last decade and the deteriorating relationship with the public were the main reasons for the loss.

Timalsina, a candidate for the House of Representatives from Kathmandu Constituency No. 4 in the recently concluded elections, claimed that the president fought alone against the rampant arbitrary alliances, serious allegations of corruption, and value-less politics flourishing within the party. He argued that the party reached this state because the leadership failed to understand the sentiments of the workers and the public in time. "If the then leadership had understood the time and the pulse of the people, there would have been no need for a special general convention," he said.

Timalsina believes that although the special general convention injected some enthusiasm into the party, there was insufficient time to convey a clear message of reform to the public. He expressed pride in the president's resignation, taking moral responsibility for the election results, stating it reflected his political stature and morality. He concluded that the responsibility for the defeat should be borne by the party's flawed working style rather than an individual.

He wrote, "You were not responsible for this defeat, brother; it was our party's operational method of the last decade, the relationship that was completely severed from the public, the arbitrary alliances, the allegations of corruption, the value-less politics. You yourself fought against these and continuously raised issues of reform. If the then leadership had understood the time and the sentiment of the people, there would have been no need for a special general convention. The special convention breathed life into Congress, but the time to convey the message of reform to the public was insufficient.

As the party president, your resignation taking responsibility for the electoral defeat reflects your political stature. Proud of you, brother, I am proud!"