Voting delayed as the party struggles to print ballots with long lists of candidates in several clusters.

Gagan Thapa’s bid to consolidate his hold on the party comes amid competing ambitions, factional tensions, and growing demand for greater representation.

The party is expanding its leadership structure and introducing reserved positions to give Gen Z and other underrepresented groups a greater voice.

Ward conventions to be held nationwide on Thursday as the rival faction moves ahead with its own leadership-selection process.

The former prime minister will now arrive in Kathmandu on August 13, as his faction prepares for a national gathering amid an ongoing financial investigation.

Shashank Koirala will coordinate the 521-member committee as the faction prepares for an August 14 gathering, with leaders warning that failure to reach a unity deal could lead to the launch of a new political party.

Prime Minister Shah’s engagement with President Paudel has remained limited to formal occasions. No substantive consultations have taken place in four months.

The veteran Nepali Congress leader, who steered the party during Sher Bahadur Deuba’s imprisonment and played a crucial role in bringing the Maoists into mainstream politics, dies after battling cancer.

UML and NCP seal power-sharing deal, but coalition arithmetic means regional and fringe parties hold key.

NC leadership weighs new political arrangements after growing differences with UML over Gen Z protests and provincial governments.

Congress and UML say key provisions on ‘obstacle removal’, constitutional amendments and the legal status of House regulations violate the constitution and undermine the bicameral legislature.

Before invoking the need for an ordinance, Nepal’s political culture has yet to develop a practice of publicly explaining the constitutional grounds for bypassing Parliament.

For decades, the Nepali Congress fought its biggest political battles against communist parties. The emergence of Rastriya Swatantra Party has fundamentally altered that equation.

During the 14th General Convention, the Congress had around 850,000 active members. Now that number has dropped drastically.

Critics said Shah wrongly equated cross-border landholding and cultivation with territorial encroachment.