Himal Press 
KATHMANDU: Newly elected office-bearers and Central Working Committee (CWC) members of the Nepali Congress (NC) took the oath of office and secrecy on Thursday.
Party President Gagan Kumar Thapa administered the oath to the senior vice president, vice presidents, general secretaries, joint general secretaries and CWC members at a ceremony held at the party’s central office in Sanepa, Lalitpur.
Earlier, Thapa took the oath of office from the chief of the Central Election Committee on October 17.
The NC elected its new leadership during its 15th general convention, held in Kathmandu from October 4 to 9.
Thapa was elected party president, while Bishwa Prakash Sharma was elected senior vice president. Chandra Bhandari and Madhu Acharya were elected vice presidents under the open category, Pushpa Bhusal under the women’s category, and Binod Chaudhary under the inclusive category.
Pradeep Paudel, Uday Shamsher Rana and Dila Sangraula were elected general secretaries.
NC has increased the size of its Central Working Committee from 164 to 297 members. Elections were held for 231 positions. The new CWC will nominate the remaining 66 members, according to party statute.
