Kathmandu, Nov. 30 -- Despite Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba's intervention, the party has failed to resolve the dispute over the date of the party's convention that has dragged on for almost two months.

A meeting on Saturday, however, has shown an indication of the talks heading towards a positive direction as Deuba and senior party leaders have reportedly agreed to hold the party's 15th General Convention by the middle of January.

But two former office bearers, Krishna Prasad Situala and Bimalendra Nidhi, have expressed reservations over holding the convention prior to the parliamentary elections on March 5.

Deuba, who was attacked and injured during the September Gen Z uprising, entrusted Purna Bahadur Khadka with the ...