Kathmandu, Nov. 4 -- Two rival factions of the Nepali Congress on Tuesday proposed different dates for the party's 15th general convention at the ongoing central working committee meeting.

The establishment faction led by Sher Bahadur Deuba has proposed holding the general convention after the parliamentary elections scheduled for March 5, while the rival faction led by general secretaries Gagan Thapa and Bishwa Prakash Sharma, along with leader Shekhar Koirala, has proposed holding the convention before the elections.

The interim government formed after the anti-corruption Gen Z movement and the subsequent ouster of the KP Sharma Oli-led administration in September has scheduled the snap election for March 5 next year-almost two years ...