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The voting to choose leadership from the Special General Convention (SGC) of the Nepali Congress is beginning from 8 pm today. .

The election committee formed by NC Special General Convention shared this, issuing a notice recently. 

The final name list of the candidates is being published shortly, said Coordinator of the Election Committee, Sitaram KC. 

There would be voting to the post of one president, two vice-presidents, two general secretaries, eight joint general secretaries and 121 central members.  

A five-member election committee was formed as per the procedure formulated by the SGC. 

There are 4,635 general convention representatives now.

The Central Working Committee meeting of the Nepali Congress has decided to take disciplinary action against General Secretary duo Gagan Kumar Thapa and Bishwo Prakash Sharma for alleged acting against the party’s policy. 

Joint General Secretary Min Bishwakarma said that the decision was taken at the meeting held at the party office in Sanepa. 

Similarly, the meeting has also decided to take action against Joint General Secretary Farmullah Mansur.

With this the Congress has split.

Likewise, the meeting has urged the leaders and cadres to return to the party.

Joint General Secretary Bishwakarma said that action will be taken against them in accordance with the party's statute for violating party discipline.

A total of 175 candidates have withdrawn their names from the closed list of the proportional representation under the House of Representatives (HoR) member elections to be held on March 5. 

According to the list published by the Election Commission (EC), candidates with 17 election symbols (including single) withdrew their names. The candidates were given until January 12 (Monday) to withdraw their names, if needed. 

Assistant Spokesperson of the EC Kul Bahadur GC informed that a total of 175 candidates of 17 election symbols have withdrawn their names during the period. Among those withdrawing their names also include candidates from the political parties submitting their names in the closed list from a single election symbol. 

Assistant Spokesperson GC stated that the highest number of candidates withdrawing their names include 110 from the Loktantrik Samajwadi Party (LSP). It has been reported that this party has withdrawn the names of 110 candidates from the closed list as it has forged an election alliance with other parties. 

Similarly, the Election Commission stated that 20 candidates from Janamat Party, 12 from Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP), six from Janadesh Party Nepal, and five from CPN (UML) have withdrawn their names. 

Four candidates each from Nepal Communist Party (Maoist) and Rashtranirman Dal Nepal have also withdrawn their names. 

Likewise, two candidates each from Nepali Congress, Unnat Loktantrik Party, Nepali Communist Party and Rastriya Swatantra Party have withdrawn their candidacy. 

One candidate each from the United Democratic National Forum, United Citizens Party, Rastriya Mukti Party Nepal and Janata Samajwadi Party under the single election symbol 'Janto (grinder)' have withdrawn their names from the closed list. Similarly, one candidate each from Gatishil Loktantrik Party, Nepal Janata Party, and Pragatisheel Loktantrik Party have withdrawn their names. 

The political parties had submitted their names in the closed list towards the proportional electoral system on December 28-29. 

The general elections will elect 165 members through the direct election system and 110 members through the proportional election system in the total 275-member House of Representatives.

Former Prime Minister and CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli has said that the Gen Z protests that led to the ouster of Nepal’s government in September 2025 were unusual and organized in a planned way. 

In an interview with RT, a Russian Media Outlet,  the former PM said Sri Lanka and Bangladesh had warned that the protests that happened in these countries could happen in Nepal as well.

“That was not a simple and usual thing. That was unusual, and it couldn’t have taken place all of a sudden. It was organized in a planned way, it seems even at that time and later on,” Oli said in an exclusive interview on Monday.

“Bangladesh and Sri Lanka were telling us… Leaders were talking that such things would happen, and things happened. It was an attack on our democracy to send back them to poverty,” Oli said.