Nepal SC recognises Gagan Thapa faction as official Nepali Congress
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2 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.
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“The Gagan Thapa-led faction has been recognised as the official Nepali Congress by the Supreme Court, dealing a blow to .”
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Multiple web search results report that the Supreme Court recognized the Gagan Thapa faction as the official Nepali Congress. Specifically, three different web search results mention the Supreme Court granting official recognition to the Thapa faction, citing the bench of Justices Sharanga Subedi and Nripadhwaj Niraula.
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— Early general elections were held in Nepal on 5 March 2026 to elect the 275 members of the House of Representatives as announced on 12 September 2025 by the President of Nepal, on the recommendation o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Nepalese_general_election
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Nepalese_general_election
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— Gagan Kumar Thapa (Nepali: गगन कुमार थापा; born 19 July 1976) is a Nepali politician serving as the president of the Nepali Congress since 2026. He was the prime ministerial candidate for the Nepali C…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gagan_Thapa
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gagan_Thapa
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— The Nepali Congress (NC; Nepali: नेपाली कांग्रेस [neˈpali ˈkaŋres]), colloquially known as the Congress Party, or simply the Congress, is a social democratic political party in Nepal. With 870,106 mem…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nepali_Congress
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“A division Bench of Justices Saranga Subedi and Nripa Dhwoj Niroula on Friday (April 17, 2026) ruled in favour of the Election Commission’s (EC) recognition of the current Central Working Committee (CWC) led by Mr. Thapa, myRepublica newspaper reported.”
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The claim is directly supported by a web search result citing the specific details: 'A division Bench of Justices Saranga Subedi and Nripa Dhwoj Niroula on Friday (April 17, 2026) ruled in favour of the Election Commission’s (EC) recognition of the current Central Working Committee (CWC) led by Mr. Thapa, myRepublica newspaper report.' This specific report is corroborated by the context of the other web search results regarding the same ruling and date.
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— This is a list of judges of the Supreme Court of Nepal, the highest court in Nepal. The list is ordered according to seniority. There are currently 17 judges (including the chief justice), with the ma…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sitting_judges_of_the_…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sitting_judges_of_the_…
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— मतदाता नामावली (Voter Roll). आफ्नो नाम खोज्नुहोस्. निर्वाचन परिणाम (Election Result).
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— A division Bench of Justices Saranga Subedi and Nripa Dhwoj Niroula on Friday (April 17, 2026) ruled in favour of the Election Commission’s (EC) recognition of the current Central Working Committee (C…
https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/nepal-sc-recogni…
https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/nepal-sc-recogni…
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