Kathmandu, Nov. 4 -- Nepali Congress, the largest party in the dissolved House of Representatives, has found itself in a pickle as two competing factions have proposed two different dates to hold the party's 15th general convention.

This tug of war inside one of the country's oldest political parties comes at a time when the Gen Z uprising has forced it to make changes in its leadership and go for overall transformation.

For almost one month, the party has been debating whether to hold a special convention or a regular one-and whether to convene it before the March 5 parliamentary elections or after it.

Two rival factions-one led by party President Sher Bahadur Deuba and another by general secretaries Gagan Thapa and Bishwa Prakash Sha...