Nepali Congress youth leaders are gearing up to challenge party president Deuba

Gagan Thapa says the party must make changes in its leadership to attract the younger electorate in next polls.

On Saturday, Gagan Thapa, a popular Nepali Congress leader and one of the party’s two general secretaries, made an interesting announcement: “The need of the hour is to make myself or any other leader from my generation the new prime minister of the country.” The announcement created a ripple of sorts in political circles—especially in the country’s largest party.