Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Gagan Thapa in Nepali Congress Legitimacy Dispute
Ratopati
April 17, 2026
Kathmandu. The Supreme Court has ruled in favor of Gagan Thapa, the president elected through the special general convention, regarding the dispute over the legitimacy of the Nepali Congress.
On Friday, a joint bench of judges Sharanga Subedi and Nripadhwaj Niraula delivered the verdict in favor of the working committee led by Thapa. This comes as a setback for the Sher Bahadur Deuba faction, which had been claiming legitimacy.
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