Jagadiswor Narsingh KC
Jagadiswor Narsingh KC (Nepali: जगदिश्वरनरसिंह केसी; also spelled Jagadish Narsingh KC or Jagadiswar Narsingh KC; born February 28 1964) is a Nepali politician and social activist affiliated with the Nepali Congress. He previously served as Member of Parliament (MP) from Nuwakot District and was a member of both the first and second Constituent Assemblies of Nepal.[1][2][3] Political CareerNuwakot district leadership and initiativesKC was elected President of the Nepali Congress Nuwakot District Committee in 2016, defeating Ramesh Mahat.[4] This was his fourth stint as the Nuwakot district president. In 2018, he hosted the gathering of NC district presidents held in Kakani, Nuwakot, which was convened to forge a common position on proposed amendments to the party statute ahead of the Maha Samiti meeting.[5][6] On 1 January 2019, KC led a delegation of Nuwakot lawmakers who met with Prime Minister K.P. Oli to request medical support to citizens injured during the 2017 general elections.[7] He also submitted a petition to the Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport regarding the repair of access roads to Nuwakot during the monsoon season.[8][9] On 2 September 2023, KC delivered a memorandum to Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal at Baluwatar. Among the demands were scientific arrangement of landfill operations and full blacktopping of the Tinpiple–Pipaltar road. KC warned of staging a hunger strike at the federal Parliament if these enduring issues remained unaddressed.[10] Bagmati Province party electionDuring the party’s 14th general convention, KC ran for the Nepali Congress Bagmati Province presidency. However, he lost to Indra Bahadur Baniya by 1,085 votes to 927, after an initial multi-candidate round with Bhimsen Das Pradhan.[11][12] Baniya was backed by the Deuba camp, whereas KC had the support of future President Ram Chandra Poudel, Gagan Thapa and Shekhar Koirala.[13] Positions and political viewsAt a party program in 2020, KC criticised party President Sher Bahadur Deuba’s leadership style stating that the party Presidents autocratic and undemocratic nature was harming the public opinion of the party.[14] He also argued that the Nepali Congress should curb factionalism and select leadership on the basis of performance and public service rather than cronyism.[15] In August 2025 , KC expressed the view that the Nepali Congress should take the lead in forming an alternative government.[16] He stated that the country was facing a crisis marked by corruption, disregard for the rule of law, and political instability, and therefore required decisive leadership from the Nepali Congress. On 31 July 2025, KC hosted a summit for political cooperation and dialogue in the occasion of 'kheer diwas' (rice-pudding day). The program was focused on cross-party compromise, which included Former Health and Education Minister Arjun Narasingha KC, Former Finance and Foreign Minister Prakash Chandra Lohani, Former Home Minister Bal Krishna Khand and other prominent party leaders.[17] In the lead up to the 15th general convention of the NC, KC publicly criticized the party leadership and direction. He stated that without major reforms including timely elections, anti-corruption measures and increased opportunities for youth leadership from the status quo that the party would face challenges in the upcoming elections.[18] Further reading
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