Party chief Sher Bahadur Deuba declines to attend. It is unclear if the convention will pick a new party president.

Convention backers call Deuba’s decision to parade youths at party office ‘confrontational’.

Wednesday announcement sets stage for a factional clash ahead of polls. Deuba asks leaders to shun Jan 11-12 event.

The prime minister cites public perception and the non-partisan nature of her government.

Deuba, Oli, Dahal and Madhesh-based parties are giving final shape to a seat-sharing formula.

General Secretaries Thapa and Sharma are adamant that the ‘mandatory’ special convention be held before the March 5 elections.

Amid tensions with party chief Deuba, general secretaries Thapa and Sharma unilaterally call special convention.

A changed post-Gen Z political landscape, unification of alternative forces and parallel preparations for polls and possible House revival make upcoming election highly unpredictable.

Thapa and Sharma seek to hold special convention, as party chief Deuba resists.

Top leaders from the two parties stress they should come together to ‘protect democracy’.

When two sides reach a deal, Lamichhane and Shah will sit with Kulman Ghising to continue poll alliance negotiations.

Envoy Dean Thompson is on the list of US ambassadors to be recalled by the Trump administration.

As court seeks cause of dissolution, two biggest parties in the dissolved House are gathering signatures for majority.

Pokhrel fails to mount serious challenge against the 4-time prime minister who was in the eye of the Gen Z storm.

PM Karki tells outgoing Chinese envoy she can’t intervene in a case being pursued by a constitutional anti-graft body.