Narendra Bista, chair of Naraharinath Rural Municipality, was elected president of the Nepali Congress in Kalikot from the Sher Bahadur Deuba camp during the party’s eighth district convention on Wednesday. The district-level result places Bista in the Deuba faction, while the party’s official leadership is currently with Gagan Kumar Thapa. Bharat Malla, Kesar Singh Bam, Netra Shahi and Sabin Bista were also elected to other positions at the convention.
Bista elected district president
Bista’s election gives him the top district-level position in the Nepali Congress organization in Kalikot. He currently chairs Naraharinath Rural Municipality, and his selection as district president was made at the eighth district convention held on Wednesday.
The result was reported as a victory for the Sher Bahadur Deuba camp. The summary of the convention identifies Bista with that faction, making the camp affiliation a defining part of the outcome. It does not specify the vote count, the names of other candidates for the presidency or the margin by which Bista was elected.
Other convention outcomes
Bharat Malla, Kesar Singh Bam, Netra Shahi and Sabin Bista were also elected to positions during the convention. The available details do not identify which specific roles each of them will hold, so their election is reported without assigning individual titles.
The convention brought together district-level party members to elect leadership for the Kalikot organization. Bista’s election and the selection of the other officeholders were among its reported outcomes. No further details about the convention’s agenda or the full composition of the district committee were provided.
Factional context
The Kalikot result comes amid a distinction between the party’s official leadership and the faction represented by its newly elected district president. While the official party leadership currently stands with Gagan Kumar Thapa, Bista was elected from the Deuba camp. The two details describe separate aspects of the party’s leadership: the broader official leadership and the faction from which the Kalikot district president was elected.
The outcome therefore identifies Bista’s local leadership role and his factional affiliation, without changing the reported status of the party’s official leadership. The convention’s reported results establish Bista as the Nepali Congress district president in Kalikot and list Malla, Bam, Shahi and Sabin Bista among those elected to other positions.
