Although many said this was unexpected, it was not unexpected. When looking at this result, it should be seen in connection with the 2079 BS elections. For that, what signal did the voters give by winning independent candidates in Dharan, Kathmandu, and Dhangadhi in the 2079 BS local level elections? We need to understand that.
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With the defeat of party president Gagan Thapa, whispers have started within the Congress about what will happen next. After the defeat of the president and almost all the top leaders of the party, questions have also started to be raised about those who came to the leadership from the special general convention. In this context, a brief conversation with Kantipur correspondent Kulchandra Neupane:
How has the Congress taken this election result?
The central working committee meeting will be held soon. After the meeting, we will review. We will also start the process of the regular general convention. We will work to organize the organization organizationally.
Will we prepare for the general convention on the date previously set in Baisakh?
We will also review whether it can be done on that date. If it can be done on that date, everyone will have common ownership. There is no question that the general convention cannot be completed within one and a half months after preparing throughout Chaitra. But now there is a sense of disappointment due to the election loss, and we are also wondering whether to do it later. The meeting to be held now will form a view on that. Then we will also consult with the leaders who disagree with us.
Did you, the leaders of the Congress, expect such a result in the election?
Even though many said it was unexpected, it was not unexpected. When looking at this result, we should look at it in connection with the 2079 elections. For that, what signal did the voters give by winning independent candidates in Dharan, Kathmandu and Dhangadhi in the 2079 local level elections? We need to understand that. At that time, the voters gave the message that the parties should be transformed. The parties must change, otherwise we will change. We could not change, but by understanding the signal of that vote and understanding that the dissatisfaction of the citizens could be converted into votes, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) was born.
We were the largest party in the parliament in the 2079 elections. But we did not lead the government, nor did we lead the opposition. When the government worked, it became a situation where the Congress would also get the blame. This affected the election. After the Genji movement, we made extensive reforms and changed the leadership within the party. But it could not be established among the common people.
They said that the special general convention changed the leadership and policy. But the voters did not believe it. Now there are those who say that its relevance has ended.
The general convention energized the party ranks. The special general convention changed the leadership. But the work of reaching the homes and hearts of the citizens could not be done. There was not enough time. There was not enough time to prepare for the election. Because when we held the special general convention, the nominations for the election had already come. We were in a position to file candidacies due to adverse circumstances.
