8 Kartik, Kathmandu. "I have only five people who work with me all over the country, among whom Bir Bahadur Bista is one of them. Bir Bahadur means Gagan, rest assured, if you vote for Bir Bahadur, you will vote for Gagan. This was the intention of the speech made by Nepali Congress leader Gagan Thapa in support of Bir Bahadur Bista during the 2074 election. Thapa said that he has a close relationship with Bista and asked the voters to have faith in him.

While Thapa's speech was being discussed, Bista was elected as the chairman of the village council in the local elections. Even after that, Bista, who was active in Congress politics, got a ticket in the last state assembly election. At that time, he was in the limelight as a leader who got ticket from Gagan Thapa party.