KATHMANDU, Dec 22: The newly-elected lawmaker of CPN-UML Surya Thapa has said that it would be in the larger interest of people and the country if the Nepali Congress (NC) and the UML– the first and second largest political parties in the House of Representatives (HoR)-- join hands to form a new government.

PYUTHAN, Nov 24: CPN-UML's Surya Thapa has been elected as a member of the House of Representatives (HoR) from Pyuthan. He defeated his closest contender Durga Poudel of Rastriya Janamorcha Party with a margin of 5,274 votes.

ROLPA, Nov 23: UML's Surya Thapa is leading the vote count for a seat in the House of Representatives (HoR) in Pyuthan. Rastriya Janamorcha’s Durga Poudel, who is a common candidate of the ruling alliance, is trailing behind Thapa by around 4,000 votes.

KATHMANDU, Nov 22: CPN-UML's Surya Thapa has taken the initial lead in Pyuthan. He has got 1,991 votes so far.

KATHMANDU, Feb 25: Surya Thapa, a press aide to Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, has said that the formation of a new government under the leadership of Pushpa Kamal Dahal or Madhav Kumar Nepal - the two chairmen of the rival faction of the ruling Nepal Communist Party - is more than impossible.

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KATHMANDU, Oct 3: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli’s Chief Advisor Bishnu Rimal and Press Advisor Surya Thapa have tested positive for COVID-19.

KATHMANDU, July 15: A top aide of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has claimed that no money has been stashed away in the name of PM Oli at the Swiss Bank as published in some news outlets.