Before the name Nepali Congress (Democratic) was chosen, different proposals were discussed.

The Central Working Committee member Pradeep Giri suggested Nepali Congress (Socialist, Republic).

[1] Tarun Dal was the youth wing of the Nepali Congress (Democratic).

The 9th general convention of the Nepal Students Union (NSU), affiliated with the Nepali Congress (Democratic), was held in Nepalgunj from 10 to 15 July 2007.

The unified party retains the name Nepali Congress and uses the tree as its election symbol.