What Shashank Koirala’s rise means for Purna Bahadur Khadka in Nepali Congress

Kathmandu, August 18

A Supreme Court order has given fresh momentum to the faction of the Nepali Congress opposed to the party establishment. But the three-day national gathering that followed has also triggered a subtle shift in the faction’s internal power balance, with Dr Shashank Koirala emerging as its new political coordinator and Purna Bahadur Khadka’s role becoming less prominent.