KATHMANDU, Jan 15: Office-bearers elected from the Nepali Congress’s second Special General Convention on Thursday including newly elected officials, led by party president Gagan Thapa and Vice President Bishwaprakash Sharma reached the Election Commission (EC) to update the party’s executive records made earlier Wednesday.
They arrived at the EC after holding their first Central Committee meeting in Kupondole, Lalitpur. They are scheduled to meet Acting Chief Election Commissioner Ram Prasad Bhandari.
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The first Central Committee meeting decided to replace Sher Bahadur Deuba’s name with President Thapa’s signature in all official party decisions and correspondence. The EC will be formally informed of this decision.
The meeting also appointed Devaraj Chalise as the party’s spokesperson. Briefing the media, Chalise said preparations were under way to update all necessary records.
He said Thapa’s signature would replace that of Deuba. “Following the party’s second Special General Convention, several decisions and developments require the EC records to be updated,” Chalise said.
