India, Sept. 11 -- Scuffles were reported among Gen-Z factions backing different contenders outside the Nepal Army headquarters in Kathmandu on Wednesday evening, as talks to pick an interim leader after the violent overthrow of the government extended into the third day.

KP Sharma Oli had quit as prime minister on Tuesday, since when the post is vacant.

Three names have appeared prominently, starting with Kathmandu mayor and rapper Balendra Shah 'Balen' on Tuesday, then former chief justice Sushila Karki on Wednesday, and then Kulman Ghising, a former chief of the electricity board, on Thursday morning.

But there was no final decision yet, even as talks were being held among Gen-Z reps, President Ram Chandra Paudel, and the army chief...