Congress' newly elected president Gagan Thapa to take oath today

Gagan Kumar Thapa, newly elected president of Nepali Congress at its 15th general convention, will take the oath of office today, Saturday. He will assume office the same day after taking the oath.

According to the Congress publicity committee, the oath-taking ceremony will be held at 2 pm at the party's central office in Sanepa, Lalitpur. The event has been scheduled to coincide with Phulpati of the great Dasain festival.

Although President Thapa's oath-taking and assumption of office take place today, other members of the Central Committee elected at the convention will take their oath only after Dasain.

Thapa was elected party president at Congress' 15th general convention. With today's ceremony, he will formally take charge of the party's leadership.