{"id":17394,"date":"2026-03-10T09:04:43","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T16:04:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nepali.com\/?p=17394"},"modified":"2026-03-10T09:18:48","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T16:18:48","slug":"existential-tsunami-the-fall-of-the-giants-and-the-future-of-the-nepali-congress-%e0%a4%85%e0%a4%b8%e0%a5%8d%e0%a4%a4%e0%a4%bf%e0%a4%a4%e0%a5%8d%e0%a4%b5%e0%a4%95%e0%a5%8b-%e0%a4%b8%e0%a5%81","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nepali.com\/?p=17394","title":{"rendered":"Existential Tsunami: The Fall of the Giants and the Future of the Nepali Congress | \u0905\u0938\u094d\u0924\u093f\u0924\u094d\u0935\u0915\u094b \u0938\u0941\u0928\u093e\u092e\u0940: \u0926\u093f\u0917\u094d\u0917\u091c\u0939\u0930\u0942\u0915\u094b \u092a\u0924\u0928 \u0930 \u0928\u0947\u092a\u093e\u0932\u0940 \u0915\u093e\u0902\u0917\u094d\u0930\u0947\u0938\u0915\u094b \u0905\u0928\u093f\u0936\u094d\u091a\u093f\u0924 \u092d\u0935\u093f\u0937\u094d\u092f"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"model-response-message-contentr_166b1cf77d3ff08d\" class=\"markdown markdown-main-panel tutor-markdown-rendering enable-updated-hr-color\" dir=\"ltr\" aria-live=\"off\" aria-busy=\"false\">\n<p data-path-to-node=\"0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-17400 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/nepali.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Existential_tsunami_fall_of_giants_cd28f561fc-1024x572.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"572\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nepali.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Existential_tsunami_fall_of_giants_cd28f561fc-1024x572.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/nepali.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Existential_tsunami_fall_of_giants_cd28f561fc-300x167.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/nepali.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Existential_tsunami_fall_of_giants_cd28f561fc-768x429.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/nepali.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Existential_tsunami_fall_of_giants_cd28f561fc.jpeg 1376w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"0\">\n<p data-path-to-node=\"0\">\n<p data-path-to-node=\"0\">\n<p data-path-to-node=\"0\">\n<p data-path-to-node=\"0\">\n<p data-path-to-node=\"0\">\n<p data-path-to-node=\"0\">Based on the &#8220;digital post-mortem&#8221; occurring across social media and the devastating results from the 2026 General Election, the <b data-path-to-node=\"0\" data-index-in-node=\"129\">Nepali Congress (NC)<\/b> is facing what analysts call an <b data-path-to-node=\"0\" data-index-in-node=\"182\">Existential Tsunami<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"1\">The shift from being the &#8220;Oldest Party&#8221; to a marginal third-place force with only <b data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"82\">35 projected seats<\/b> (a drop from 89 in 2022) has triggered an internal civil war. Here is the deep-dive analysis into the party&#8217;s future and the leadership vacuum.<\/p>\n<hr data-path-to-node=\"2\" \/>\n<h3 data-path-to-node=\"3\"><b data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">1. The &#8220;Singapore Exile&#8221; &amp; the Corruption Narrative<\/b><\/h3>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"4\">The &#8220;Sher Bahadur&#8221; (Deuba\/Thapa) narrative has become a PR nightmare for the party. Social media sentiment is currently dominated by two themes:<\/p>\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"5\">\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"5,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"5,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">The &#8220;Vanished&#8221; Leader:<\/b> The move to Singapore, ostensibly for medical treatment, is being viewed by the public as an <b data-path-to-node=\"5,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"116\">escape from accountability<\/b>. The rumor of a &#8220;huge sum of money&#8221; found during the Gen Z-led house searches has become a viral symbol of the party&#8217;s perceived disconnect from the common man.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"5,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"5,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">The Arzu Factor:<\/b> The targeting of his wife (Arzu Rana Deuba) in these &#8220;corruption chatboxes&#8221; has effectively neutralized any chance of a &#8220;family-led&#8221; transition, which was once a staple of NC politics.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 data-path-to-node=\"6\"><b data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">2. The Gagan Thapa Predicament<\/b><\/h3>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"7\">Gagan Thapa, once seen as the &#8220;Great Hope,&#8221; is now in a precarious position. After taking over as President in January 2026, he led the party into its worst-ever defeat.<\/p>\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"8\">\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"8,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"8,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Loss of Mandate:<\/b> His loss in <b data-path-to-node=\"8,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"29\">Sarlahi-4<\/b> to Amaresh Kumar Singh has stripped him of his parliamentary platform.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"8,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"8,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Resignation Pressure:<\/b> Chatbox conversations are split. One camp demands his immediate resignation (&#8220;Accountability for the Landslide&#8221;), while another argues that he is being scapegoated for decades of the &#8220;Old Guard&#8217;s&#8221; failures.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr data-path-to-node=\"9\" \/>\n<h3 data-path-to-node=\"10\"><b data-path-to-node=\"10\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">3. Leadership Alternatives: Who Could Lead?<\/b><\/h3>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"11\">With almost all established heavyweights (Shekhar Koirala, Bishwa Prakash Sharma, etc.) suffering losses, the party is looking at three potential paths for leadership:<\/p>\n<table data-path-to-node=\"12\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Path<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Potential Leader(s)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Strategy \/ Outlook<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"12,1,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"12,1,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">The &#8220;Survivor&#8221; Wing<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"12,1,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"12,1,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Pradip Paudel<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"12,1,2,0\">One of the few youth leaders who maintains a degree of &#8220;clean&#8221; credibility and local support.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"12,2,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"12,2,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">The &#8220;Old Guard&#8221; Revival<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"12,2,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"12,2,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Dr. Shashank Koirala<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"12,2,2,0\">Could be brought in as a &#8220;unifier&#8221; if the party feels it needs to return to its roots to stabilize.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"12,3,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"12,3,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">The &#8220;Rebel&#8221; Reformers<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"12,3,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"12,3,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Bishwa Prakash Sharma<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"12,3,2,0\">Despite the electoral hit, his communication skills make him a candidate for a &#8220;total rebranding&#8221; effort from the outside.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"12,4,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"12,4,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Grassroots Outsider<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"12,4,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"12,4,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">(Unnamed District Presidents)<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"12,4,2,0\">A movement is growing to bypass &#8220;Kathmandu leaders&#8221; and elect a President from the District level.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr data-path-to-node=\"13\" \/>\n<h3 data-path-to-node=\"14\"><b data-path-to-node=\"14\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">4. The Future: &#8220;Reform or Perish.&#8221;<\/b><\/h3>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"15\">The consensus on social media is that the Congress party is currently in a <b data-path-to-node=\"15\" data-index-in-node=\"81\">&#8220;Managed Decline.&#8221;<\/b> To survive until the next cycle, analysts suggest the party must:<\/p>\n<ol start=\"1\" data-path-to-node=\"16\">\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"16,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"16,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Total Decoupling:<\/b> The party must formally distance itself from the &#8220;Singapore-based&#8221; leadership and the corruption allegations surrounding the old establishment.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"16,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"16,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Grassroots Rebuild:<\/b> Move away from &#8220;coalition-based&#8221; politics (which backfired) and return to a solo identity based on democratic socialism.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"16,2,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"16,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">The &#8220;RSP&#8221; Mimicry:<\/b> The party may need to adopt the &#8220;Bell&#8221; (RSP) model of transparency and digital-first engagement to win back the youth who currently see the NC as a &#8220;museum piece.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3 data-path-to-node=\"17\"><b data-path-to-node=\"17\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">The Final Verdict<\/b><\/h3>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"18\">If Gagan Thapa stays, he will likely have to lead a &#8220;Party in Exile&#8221; from the streets. If he resigns, the NC risks splitting into fragmented local factions. 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