Karna Bahadur Thapa (), a member of Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist), assumed the post of the Minister of Industry of Nepal on 25 February 2014 under Sushil Koirala-led government.
He is a member of 2nd Nepalese Constituent Assembly. He won Bajura–1 seat in the CA assembly in 2013. He is the chairman of Nepal Communist Party Sudurpaschim Pradesh Committee.