Gagan Thapa

President of the Nepali Congress

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Born: July 16, 1976, Kathmandu

Party: Nepali Congress

Education: Tribhuvan University

Previous offices: Member of the 2nd Constituent Assembly of Nepal

Last updated Nov 2, 2026

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Nepal's new party wins landslide in first election after Gen Z uprising

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As of May 2026: Defeated in his constituency by an RSP candidate

Two parties had traded control of Nepal's government for more than 30 years. On March 9-10, 2026, final counting confirmed the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) won 125 of 165 directly elected parliamentary seats. Proportional representation results project 183-185 total seats and a two-thirds supermajority.

Updated May 30