After split, two factions of Nepali Congress vie for party symbol

Key Highlights

• Both the Deuba faction and the Thapa faction have staked their claim as the official Nepali Congress at the Election Commission by submitting their documents.
• Only the officially recognised faction of the Nepali Congress will get its election symbol ‘tree’ and the party flag with four stars.
• “The commission is verifying documents submitted by both the sides and it will soon give its decision regarding official recognition to the party,” said Suman Ghimire, deputy spokesperson at the Election Commission.
• The Thapa-led faction of the party has sent the list of the newly-elected Central Working Committee (CWC) members, including the office bearers, to the Election Commission so as to update the party’s record at the commission, newly-appointed party spokesperson Devraj Chalise said.
• “We will get recognition as the official Nepali Congress party from the Election Commission as we have submitted signatures of more than 60 per cent of the general convention members to the commission,” Chalise claimed.