Who is gagan thapa

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Nine arrested with brown heroin 20 hours ago. Teenager raped in Lahan, accused on the run 18 hours ago. Sources inside the party say Bishwa Prakash Sharma could be pitted against Thapa. In an interview with the Post two years ago, Thapa said that he was not quite happy with the manner in which his party was functioning.

At that time, the Congress was in the opposition, and quite ineffective to show its presence in Parliament, except on some occasions when Thapa and Minendra Rijal delivered some fiery speeches holding the then Oli government to account. Though he is seen as a person who tells what needs to be told and who is not afraid of criticising his own party, Thapa has received a fair share of criticism for failing to stand up to the leadership.

As a politician with a huge fan base within his own party, Thapa has not been able to keep himself out of factional politics in the Congress. Many believe this time around, Thapa could win the election fairly easily with the backing of the Poudel camp, comparatively a larger and forceful group compared with the one led by Sitaula.

He is a youth icon and an established politician. If he is elected—and he should, it will not be good just for the Congress but also for Nepali politics. Thapa also represents one group of Congress leaders who do not have a family legacy in the party, and he is someone who has risen through the ranks starting as a student leader.

Anil Giri is a reporter covering diplomacy, international relations and national politics for The Kathmandu Post. Giri has been working as a journalist for a decade-and-a-half, contributing to numerous national and international media outlets.

Post Illustration. Published at : September 5, Thapa has not announced from which panel he will contest. He, however, is considered close to Situala. Politics Gagan Thapa says he will contest for Congress general secretary The central member of the party had contested for the post during the last general convention in as well.

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