Kathmandu, June 16 -- After a drubbing in the 2017 elections, realisation dawned upon the Nepali Congress, which always prided itself on being the torchbearer of democracy and social justice, that it does not take time for proud to wilt and disappear. A strong communist force came to power and the Nepali Congress has a poor presence in Parliament. Now the party is in search of its lost glory.

And as part of that bid, the Nepali Congress recently organised a monthlong "jagaran abhiyan" (awareness campaign), which concluded last week.

But did the campaign help inject new vigour in the party?

Party leaders who participated in the campaign said that the cadres at the grassroots were of the view that the factional feud was the bane of the par...