Kathmandu, Jan. 10 -- A growing momentum towards a special general convention called by Nepali Congress general secretaries Gagan Thapa and Bishwa Prakash Sharma for Sunday and Monday has put party chief Sher Bahadur Deuba and his core supporters under pressure.

The establishment camp led by Deuba tried to block the participation of a majority of Congress general convention representatives in the special convention but the January 11-12 event is now heading towards a "super majority".

Over a majority of elected representatives will join the special convention and pick a new leadership, which is going to cause the biggest crisis for the Congress since its 2002 split. After that, two Congress parties had later merged in 2007.

Deuba still...