KATHMANDU:- The meeting of the Nepali Congress Central Working Committee has unanimously rejected the resignation of President Gagan Kumar Thapa. The meeting held on Sunday decided to reject the resignation of President Thapa, taking moral responsibility following the results of the House of Representatives elections held on March 5.

The meeting, which began on April 13 at the party headquarters in Sanepa under the chairmanship of Vice President Bishwaprakash Sharma, has concluded that Thapa’s leadership is necessary in the current complex political situation.

According to spokesperson Devraj Chalise, the meeting concluded that the main reason for the election defeat was not the personal weakness of the leadership but structural problems and circumstances beyond its control. The statement stated that the resignation was rejected to continue the ‘Congress 2.0’ campaign as accepting the resignation would increase instability and confusion in the party.

The meeting passed the 27-point election review report presented by Deputy Chairman Sharma with amendments. According to the review, it was concluded that the Congress was unable to bring the expected results due to internal factionalism, poor performance of the coalition government, public anger towards the old forces, and the influence of new forces on the digital media.

The meeting has now decided to focus the party’s entire attention on the 15th General Convention. The Congress has stated that a new leadership will be selected, the statute amended, and organizational restructuring will be carried out through the convention.

Similarly, the meeting expressed concern over the ongoing war in the Middle East and drew the government’s attention to the immediate and safe release of Nepali citizen Amrit Jha, who is being held by the Iranian army.

There has also been a demand to immediately make public the report submitted by the commission led by Gauri Bahadur Karki on the ‘Gen Z’ protest held in 9th September, 2025. The meeting passed a condolence resolution in honor of the late leaders who contributed at various levels of the party and also observed a minute’s silence.