Supreme Court to Decide Legitimacy of Competing Nepali Congress Leadership

Both the Gagan Thapa camp and the Deuba faction have filed petitions before Nepal’s Supreme Court, urging the judiciary to rule on which body constitutes the legitimate Nepali Congress. The election commission had earlier recognized Thapa’s group as the official party for the March elections, but the rival bloc argues that the commission’s decision was premature. A court ruling in the coming weeks could determine the future of the party’s organizational structure and its participation in upcoming national polls.