"September launch"

#13491911

24 Mar 2026

Gagan Kumar Thapa, President of the Nepali Congress, addresses the Central Committee meeting at the party office after the parliamentary polls in Nepal on March 24, 2026. Nepali Congress President Gagan Kumar Thapa presents a proposal to hold the party's 15th general convention from Bhadra 24 (September 9) to Bhadra 26 (September 11) during the central working committee meeting at the party central office in Sanepa. The schedule includes launching a special campaign from the first week of April to update active membership, distributing active membership in all 6,743 wards from mid-April 2026, and sending membership to distribution centers by June 14, 2026. The center plans to finalize the membership after necessary investigation by June 29, 2026. The updated active members' name list is to be submitted to the central election committee by July 16, 2026, with a municipal level convention scheduled for July 22, 2026.

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#13491914

24 Mar 2026

A Central Committee meeting of the Nepali Congress takes place at the party office in Lalitpur, Nepal, on March 24, 2026. Nepali Congress President Gagan Kumar Thapa presents a proposal to hold the party's 15th general convention from Bhadra 24 (September 9) to Bhadra 26 (September 11). During the central working committee meeting at the party central office in Sanepa, President Thapa outlines a schedule for preparing the general convention. The schedule includes launching a special campaign in the first week of April to update active membership, distributing active membership in all 6,743 wards from mid-April 2026, and sending membership to distribution centers by June 14, 2026. The center plans to finalize the membership after necessary investigations by June 29, 2026. The updated active members' name list is to be submitted to the central election committee by July 16, 2026, with a municipal level convention scheduled for July 22, 2026.

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#13491915

24 Mar 2026

A Central Committee meeting of the Nepali Congress takes place at the party office in Lalitpur, Nepal, on March 24, 2026. Nepali Congress President Gagan Kumar Thapa presents a proposal to hold the party's 15th general convention from Bhadra 24 (September 9) to Bhadra 26 (September 11). During the central working committee meeting at the party central office in Sanepa, President Thapa outlines a schedule for preparing the general convention. The schedule includes launching a special campaign in the first week of April to update active membership, distributing active membership in all 6,743 wards from mid-April 2026, and sending membership to distribution centers by June 14, 2026. The center plans to finalize the membership after necessary investigations by June 29, 2026. The updated active members' name list is to be submitted to the central election committee by July 16, 2026, with a municipal level convention scheduled for July 22, 2026.

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#13491916

24 Mar 2026

Central Committee members of the Nepali Congress attend a meeting at the party office in Lalitpur, Nepal, on March 24, 2026. Nepali Congress President Gagan Kumar Thapa presents a proposal to hold the party's 15th general convention from Bhadra 24 (September 9) to Bhadra 26 (September 11). During the central working committee meeting at the party central office in Sanepa, President Thapa outlines a schedule for preparing the general convention. The schedule includes launching a special campaign in the first week of April to update active membership, distributing active membership in all 6,743 wards from mid-April 2026, and sending membership to distribution centers by June 14, 2026. The center plans to finalize the membership after necessary investigations by June 29, 2026. The updated active members' name list is to be submitted to the central election committee by July 16, 2026, with a municipal level convention scheduled for July 22, 2026.

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#13491917

24 Mar 2026

Central Committee members of the Nepali Congress attend a meeting at the party office in Lalitpur, Nepal, on March 24, 2026. Nepali Congress President Gagan Kumar Thapa presents a proposal to hold the party's 15th general convention from Bhadra 24 (September 9) to Bhadra 26 (September 11). During the central working committee meeting at the party central office in Sanepa, President Thapa outlines a schedule for preparing the general convention. The schedule includes launching a special campaign in the first week of April to update active membership, distributing active membership in all 6,743 wards from mid-April 2026, and sending membership to distribution centers by June 14, 2026. The center plans to finalize the membership after necessary investigations by June 29, 2026. The updated active members' name list is to be submitted to the central election committee by July 16, 2026, with a municipal level convention scheduled for July 22, 2026.

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#13491919

24 Mar 2026

Gagan Kumar Thapa, President of the Nepali Congress, addresses the Central Committee meeting at the party office after the parliamentary polls in Nepal on March 24, 2026. Nepali Congress President Gagan Kumar Thapa presents a proposal to hold the party's 15th general convention from Bhadra 24 (September 9) to Bhadra 26 (September 11) during the central working committee meeting at the party central office in Sanepa. The schedule includes launching a special campaign from the first week of April to update active membership, distributing active membership in all 6,743 wards from mid-April 2026, and sending membership to distribution centers by June 14, 2026. The center plans to finalize the membership after necessary investigation by June 29, 2026. The updated active members' name list is to be submitted to the central election committee by July 16, 2026, with a municipal level convention scheduled for July 22, 2026.

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#13491921

24 Mar 2026

Central Committee members of the Nepali Congress attend a meeting at the party office in Lalitpur, Nepal, on March 24, 2026. Nepali Congress President Gagan Kumar Thapa presents a proposal to hold the party's 15th general convention from Bhadra 24 (September 9) to Bhadra 26 (September 11). During the central working committee meeting at the party central office in Sanepa, President Thapa outlines a schedule for preparing the general convention. The schedule includes launching a special campaign in the first week of April to update active membership, distributing active membership in all 6,743 wards from mid-April 2026, and sending membership to distribution centers by June 14, 2026. The center plans to finalize the membership after necessary investigations by June 29, 2026. The updated active members' name list is to be submitted to the central election committee by July 16, 2026, with a municipal level convention scheduled for July 22, 2026.

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#13491924

24 Mar 2026

Gagan Kumar Thapa, President of the Nepali Congress, addresses the Central Committee meeting at the party office after the parliamentary polls in Nepal on March 24, 2026. Nepali Congress President Gagan Kumar Thapa presents a proposal to hold the party's 15th general convention from Bhadra 24 (September 9) to Bhadra 26 (September 11) during the central working committee meeting at the party central office in Sanepa. The schedule includes launching a special campaign from the first week of April to update active membership, distributing active membership in all 6,743 wards from mid-April 2026, and sending membership to distribution centers by June 14, 2026. The center plans to finalize the membership after necessary investigation by June 29, 2026. The updated active members' name list is to be submitted to the central election committee by July 16, 2026, with a municipal level convention scheduled for July 22, 2026.

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#13491927

24 Mar 2026

Gagan Kumar Thapa, President of the Nepali Congress, addresses the Central Committee meeting at the party office after the parliamentary polls in Nepal on March 24, 2026. Nepali Congress President Gagan Kumar Thapa presents a proposal to hold the party's 15th general convention from Bhadra 24 (September 9) to Bhadra 26 (September 11) during the central working committee meeting at the party central office in Sanepa. The schedule includes launching a special campaign from the first week of April to update active membership, distributing active membership in all 6,743 wards from mid-April 2026, and sending membership to distribution centers by June 14, 2026. The center plans to finalize the membership after necessary investigation by June 29, 2026. The updated active members' name list is to be submitted to the central election committee by July 16, 2026, with a municipal level convention scheduled for July 22, 2026.

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#13491931

24 Mar 2026

Gagan Kumar Thapa, President of the Nepali Congress, addresses the Central Committee meeting at the party office after the parliamentary polls in Nepal on March 24, 2026. Nepali Congress President Gagan Kumar Thapa presents a proposal to hold the party's 15th general convention from Bhadra 24 (September 9) to Bhadra 26 (September 11) during the central working committee meeting at the party central office in Sanepa. The schedule includes launching a special campaign from the first week of April to update active membership, distributing active membership in all 6,743 wards from mid-April 2026, and sending membership to distribution centers by June 14, 2026. The center plans to finalize the membership after necessary investigation by June 29, 2026. The updated active members' name list is to be submitted to the central election committee by July 16, 2026, with a municipal level convention scheduled for July 22, 2026.

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#13381045

28 Feb 2026

Balen (Balendra) Shah, former Kathmandu Mayor and rapper, is projected as the next Nepali Prime Minister. He takes part in a road show in Kathmandu, Nepal, on February 28, 2026, as he starts campaigning in the capital. The rapper turned mayor resigned from his post on January 18 to contest the March 5 election. The former rapper, who won the local election of 2022 from the Nepali capital, also assumes the role of senior leader of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) on the same day. Projected as the next Nepal Prime Minister, Balendra Shah (Balen) launches a Kathmandu-centric campaign as the election draws close, with polling set for March 5. Balen, standing in the fray from Jhapa against former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, launches the campaign in Kathmandu with a road show. Hundreds of supporters and voters stand on the side of the road as the projected Prime Minister, alongside the party president Rabi Lamichhane, greets voters from a moving vehicle. The silence period for the election of the House of Representatives, dissolved after September's Gen-Z protest, is set to start from March 2, past midnight. Balen campaigns all across the nation as his party, Rastriya Swatantra Party, is poised to win the election with a landslide victory. On December 28, Balen strikes a deal with the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) where it is agreed that he will be the next Prime Ministerial candidate from the party. As per the 7-point agreement, RSP chair Rabi Lamichhane continues as the party's central chairman, while Shah will be presented as the party's parliamentary leader after the elections and its prime ministerial candidate. The RSP emerges as the fourth largest political force, winning 21 seats in the dissolved House of Representatives within a year of its establishment. Balen promises to institutionalize the agenda raised by September's Gen-Z movement. The electoral battle in Jhapa-5 shapes up to be an intriguing contest this time.

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#13381047

28 Feb 2026

Balen (Balendra) Shah, former Kathmandu Mayor and rapper, is projected as the next Nepali Prime Minister. He takes part in a road show in Kathmandu, Nepal, on February 28, 2026, as he starts campaigning in the capital. The rapper turned mayor resigned from his post on January 18 to contest the March 5 election. The former rapper, who won the local election of 2022 from the Nepali capital, also assumes the role of senior leader of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) on the same day. Projected as the next Nepal Prime Minister, Balendra Shah (Balen) launches a Kathmandu-centric campaign as the election draws close, with polling set for March 5. Balen, standing in the fray from Jhapa against former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, launches the campaign in Kathmandu with a road show. Hundreds of supporters and voters stand on the side of the road as the projected Prime Minister, alongside the party president Rabi Lamichhane, greets voters from a moving vehicle. The silence period for the election of the House of Representatives, dissolved after September's Gen-Z protest, is set to start from March 2, past midnight. Balen campaigns all across the nation as his party, Rastriya Swatantra Party, is poised to win the election with a landslide victory. On December 28, Balen strikes a deal with the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) where it is agreed that he will be the next Prime Ministerial candidate from the party. As per the 7-point agreement, RSP chair Rabi Lamichhane continues as the party's central chairman, while Shah will be presented as the party's parliamentary leader after the elections and its prime ministerial candidate. The RSP emerges as the fourth largest political force, winning 21 seats in the dissolved House of Representatives within a year of its establishment. Balen promises to institutionalize the agenda raised by September's Gen-Z movement. The electoral battle in Jhapa-5 shapes up to be an intriguing contest this time.

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#13381048

28 Feb 2026

Balen (Balendra) Shah, former Kathmandu Mayor and rapper, is projected as the next Nepali Prime Minister. He takes part in a road show in Kathmandu, Nepal, on February 28, 2026, as he starts campaigning in the capital. The rapper turned mayor resigned from his post on January 18 to contest the March 5 election. The former rapper, who won the local election of 2022 from the Nepali capital, also assumes the role of senior leader of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) on the same day. Projected as the next Nepal Prime Minister, Balendra Shah (Balen) launches a Kathmandu-centric campaign as the election draws close, with polling set for March 5. Balen, standing in the fray from Jhapa against former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, launches the campaign in Kathmandu with a road show. Hundreds of supporters and voters stand on the side of the road as the projected Prime Minister, alongside the party president Rabi Lamichhane, greets voters from a moving vehicle. The silence period for the election of the House of Representatives, dissolved after September's Gen-Z protest, is set to start from March 2, past midnight. Balen campaigns all across the nation as his party, Rastriya Swatantra Party, is poised to win the election with a landslide victory. On December 28, Balen strikes a deal with the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) where it is agreed that he will be the next Prime Ministerial candidate from the party. As per the 7-point agreement, RSP chair Rabi Lamichhane continues as the party's central chairman, while Shah will be presented as the party's parliamentary leader after the elections and its prime ministerial candidate. The RSP emerges as the fourth largest political force, winning 21 seats in the dissolved House of Representatives within a year of its establishment. Balen promises to institutionalize the agenda raised by September's Gen-Z movement. The electoral battle in Jhapa-5 shapes up to be an intriguing contest this time.

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#13381049

28 Feb 2026

Balen (Balendra) Shah, former Kathmandu Mayor and rapper, is projected as the next Nepali Prime Minister. He takes part in a road show in Kathmandu, Nepal, on February 28, 2026, as he starts campaigning in the capital. The rapper turned mayor resigned from his post on January 18 to contest the March 5 election. The former rapper, who won the local election of 2022 from the Nepali capital, also assumes the role of senior leader of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) on the same day. Projected as the next Nepal Prime Minister, Balendra Shah (Balen) launches a Kathmandu-centric campaign as the election draws close, with polling set for March 5. Balen, standing in the fray from Jhapa against former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, launches the campaign in Kathmandu with a road show. Hundreds of supporters and voters stand on the side of the road as the projected Prime Minister, alongside the party president Rabi Lamichhane, greets voters from a moving vehicle. The silence period for the election of the House of Representatives, dissolved after September's Gen-Z protest, is set to start from March 2, past midnight. Balen campaigns all across the nation as his party, Rastriya Swatantra Party, is poised to win the election with a landslide victory. On December 28, Balen strikes a deal with the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) where it is agreed that he will be the next Prime Ministerial candidate from the party. As per the 7-point agreement, RSP chair Rabi Lamichhane continues as the party's central chairman, while Shah will be presented as the party's parliamentary leader after the elections and its prime ministerial candidate. The RSP emerges as the fourth largest political force, winning 21 seats in the dissolved House of Representatives within a year of its establishment. Balen promises to institutionalize the agenda raised by September's Gen-Z movement. The electoral battle in Jhapa-5 shapes up to be an intriguing contest this time.

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#13381051

28 Feb 2026

Balen (Balendra) Shah, former Kathmandu Mayor and rapper, is projected as the next Nepali Prime Minister. He takes part in a road show in Kathmandu, Nepal, on February 28, 2026, as he starts campaigning in the capital. The rapper turned mayor resigned from his post on January 18 to contest the March 5 election. The former rapper, who won the local election of 2022 from the Nepali capital, also assumes the role of senior leader of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) on the same day. Projected as the next Nepal Prime Minister, Balendra Shah (Balen) launches a Kathmandu-centric campaign as the election draws close, with polling set for March 5. Balen, standing in the fray from Jhapa against former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, launches the campaign in Kathmandu with a road show. Hundreds of supporters and voters stand on the side of the road as the projected Prime Minister, alongside the party president Rabi Lamichhane, greets voters from a moving vehicle. The silence period for the election of the House of Representatives, dissolved after September's Gen-Z protest, is set to start from March 2, past midnight. Balen campaigns all across the nation as his party, Rastriya Swatantra Party, is poised to win the election with a landslide victory. On December 28, Balen strikes a deal with the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) where it is agreed that he will be the next Prime Ministerial candidate from the party. As per the 7-point agreement, RSP chair Rabi Lamichhane continues as the party's central chairman, while Shah will be presented as the party's parliamentary leader after the elections and its prime ministerial candidate. The RSP emerges as the fourth largest political force, winning 21 seats in the dissolved House of Representatives within a year of its establishment. Balen promises to institutionalize the agenda raised by September's Gen-Z movement. The electoral battle in Jhapa-5 shapes up to be an intriguing contest this time.

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#13381052

28 Feb 2026

Balen (Balendra) Shah, former Kathmandu Mayor and rapper, is projected as the next Nepali Prime Minister. He takes part in a road show in Kathmandu, Nepal, on February 28, 2026, as he starts campaigning in the capital. The rapper turned mayor resigned from his post on January 18 to contest the March 5 election. The former rapper, who won the local election of 2022 from the Nepali capital, also assumes the role of senior leader of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) on the same day. Projected as the next Nepal Prime Minister, Balendra Shah (Balen) launches a Kathmandu-centric campaign as the election draws close, with polling set for March 5. Balen, standing in the fray from Jhapa against former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, launches the campaign in Kathmandu with a road show. Hundreds of supporters and voters stand on the side of the road as the projected Prime Minister, alongside the party president Rabi Lamichhane, greets voters from a moving vehicle. The silence period for the election of the House of Representatives, dissolved after September's Gen-Z protest, is set to start from March 2, past midnight. Balen campaigns all across the nation as his party, Rastriya Swatantra Party, is poised to win the election with a landslide victory. On December 28, Balen strikes a deal with the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) where it is agreed that he will be the next Prime Ministerial candidate from the party. As per the 7-point agreement, RSP chair Rabi Lamichhane continues as the party's central chairman, while Shah will be presented as the party's parliamentary leader after the elections and its prime ministerial candidate. The RSP emerges as the fourth largest political force, winning 21 seats in the dissolved House of Representatives within a year of its establishment. Balen promises to institutionalize the agenda raised by September's Gen-Z movement. The electoral battle in Jhapa-5 shapes up to be an intriguing contest this time.

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