Congress reins pass to Gagan Thapa and Bishwo Prakash Sharma

AI Summary

Gagan Thapa has been elected president of Nepal’s Nepali Congress, while Bishwo Prakash Sharma has become senior vice-president without opposition. Their elevation signals a generational change, although the party remains divided by factional rivalries and longstanding political practices.

Thapa’s election as president and Sharma’s unopposed rise as senior vice-president mark a generational shift, but the pair inherit a party still divided by factional rivalries and an entrenched political culture.