Kathmandu, Feb. 23 -- The two rival camps in the Nepali Congress are digging in their heels over the dates of the 15th general convention after party president Sher Bahadur Deuba reportedly told a group of senior leaders that he wants to hold the convention only after the general elections in 2027.

Deuba was elected the party president from 14th general convention in December 2021 by beating Shekhar Koirala, who leads the rival camp.

The four-year term of the incumbent committees from the centre to the ward levels expires by the end of December, as per the party charter.

Article 269 of the Constitution of Nepal makes it mandatory to hold a party's general convention, from the federal and provincial to local levels, within five years. I...