Kathmandu, July 11 -- The Nepali Congress has taken action against 18 lower committee leaders on charges of breaching discipline by betraying the party's official candidates during the November 2022 general elections.

Two years and seven months after the federal and provincial elections, the largest party in the House of Representatives on Wednesday decided to suspend or expel them from committees for a year, as recommended by the party's disciplinary committee.

The recommendation was made after a series of meetings held by the committee between June 23 and July 1. A day later, on Thursday, the party also took disciplinary action against 26 more individuals for undermining official decisions and failing to cooperate with the party's off...