Nepali Congress General Secretary Gagan Thapa has announced that he would not join the government. Thapa said that he would not join the government and would take an initiative to form the government under the leadership of the Nepali Congress. He said so after the results of the Parliamentary Party leader election were made public on Wednesday.

“Other friends will join the government if it is formed under the leadership of Nepali Congress. There is a need for transformation and generational transfer of power in the party,” he said.

He was of the opinion that he will make preparations to become the Parliamentary Party leader in the coming days. “I am not disappointed with this result. Instead I will work hard. The time will come when the friends will feel it,” leader Thapa said. He faced a defeat at the hands of party President Sher Bahadur Deuba in the Parliamentary Party leader. Deuba secured 64 votes while Thapa garnered 25 votes.