Nepali Congress President Sushil Koirala passes away at 77

Nepali Congress President Sushil Koirala took his last breathe on Tuesday morning, succumbing to Pneumonia, according to family. He was 77.  Koirala ‘s private secretary Atul Koirala said – He succumbed to Pneumonia at 12:50 am.

Koirala was suffering Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) due to which he was not able to attend formal events on Monday .

After the news of Koirala’s death, Kathmandu based Nepali Congress rushed to his residence. Meanwhile, Nepali Congress postponed its electoral process prior to the General Convention, General Secretary Prakash Man Singh said.

Koirala, who was elected Prime Minister of Nepal on February 10, 2014, entered politics in 1954 inspired by the social-democratic ideals of the NC. He was in political exile in India for 16 years following the royal takeover of 1960.

Sushil Koirala was elected from Banke and Chitwan constituencies in the second Constituent Assembly election of 2013, November 19.

Koirala was appointed acting President of the party in 2008 by President Girija Prasad Koirala. On September 22, 2010, the 12th general convention of the NC elected him as party President.

The NC emerged as the largest party in the 2013 Constituent Assembly elections under Koirala’s leadership. He was elected leader of the NC Parliamentary party securing 105 out of 194 votes against former Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba’s 89 votes.