{"id":66238,"date":"2026-01-23T16:00:16","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T10:15:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kalopati.com\/?p=66238"},"modified":"2026-01-23T16:05:05","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T10:20:05","slug":"nepali-congress-names-gagan-thapa-as-pms-candidate-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.kalopati.com\/news\/66238","title":{"rendered":"Nepali Congress names Gagan Thapa as PM&#8217;s candidate"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex flex-col text-sm pb-25\">\n<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none {{PLACEHOLDER_shortcodes_10}} has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) {{PLACEHOLDER_shortcodes_9}})&gt;*]:pointer-events-auto scroll-mt-{{PLACEHOLDER_shortcodes_8}}\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-WEB:9f049a3b-28a4-4fe1-8a2b-1c9e6c887290-48\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-98\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-turn=\"assistant\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 {{PLACEHOLDER_shortcodes_7}} @w-sm\/main:{{PLACEHOLDER_shortcodes_6}} @w-lg\/main:{{PLACEHOLDER_shortcodes_5}} px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"{{PLACEHOLDER_shortcodes_4}} @w-lg\/main:{{PLACEHOLDER_shortcodes_3}} mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal {{PLACEHOLDER_shortcodes_2}}:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"9babede7-874d-409b-b353-59c9af9a16d5\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-mini\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-{{PLACEHOLDER_shortcodes_1}}\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full wrap-break-word light markdown-new-styling\">\n<p><p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"147\">Kathmandu. KATHMANDU: Nepali Congress (NC) President Gagan Thapa has been announced as the party&#8217;s candidate for the post of Prime Minister in the upcoming House of Representatives elections on March 4. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>A meeting of the party&#8217;s central working committee has decided to field Thapa as the prime ministerial candidate.TAG_OPEN_p_32 Vice-president Bishwa Prakash Sharma informed about the decision after the meeting. There are. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><div class=\"z-0 flex min-h-[46px] justify-start\"><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"mt-3 w-full empty:hidden\">\n<p><div class=\"text-center\"><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<p><div class=\"pointer-events-none h-px w-px absolute bottom-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-edge=\"true\"><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kathmandu. KATHMANDU: Nepali Congress (NC) President Gagan Thapa has been announced as the party&#8217;s candidate for the post of Prime Minister in the upcoming House of Representatives elections on March 4. 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