Kathmandu. Just a few days before the House of Representatives elections, the Nawalparasi district chairman of the National Independent Party (RSWP) Mahendra Singh Thakuri has joined the Nepali Congress. Congress Central Vice President Vishwaprakash Sharma welcomed Thakuri to the party. Congress workers honored Thakuri with food during the reception.

Thakuri announced his entry into the Congress in an election meeting held at Nawalparasi-Bardghat.