Nepali Congress race may skip its second age cohort
Onlinekhabar reports several senior Congress leaders are staying out as the party heads toward its 15th general convention.
Nepali Congress’s 15th general convention, scheduled for Ashoj 16 to 19, is set to move forward without several “second age group” leaders in the main leadership race, Onlinekhabar reports. The outlet names Purna Bahadur Khadka, Shashank Koirala, Shekhar Koirala, Bimalendra Nidhi, Krishna Prasad Sitaula and Prakash Man Singh among those not competing. Onlinekhabar says the official party structure, including the office, election symbol, flag and signatures, is with the committee led by chair Gagan Thapa after court and Election Commission decisions. Analyst Geja Sharma Wagle told Onlinekhabar Congress leadership could move from the first age group straight to the third age group.
Why it matters: For our Nepali diaspora audience, this is not just internal party scheduling. Onlinekhabar frames it as a rare possible age-cohort jump in an eight-decade-old Congress history.
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