Nepal, Dec. 22 -- Despite leading Nepal's political, economic, and social transformations for decades, the party's growing membership base has not translated into electoral gains. Instead, the NC has continued to lose votes in recent general elections.

Nepal's oldest political party, the Nepali Congress (NC), is currently preparing for its 15th General Convention. While its main rival, the CPN-UML, has already elected new leadership through its general convention following the violence of September 8 and vandalism on September 9, the NC has remained entangled in internal disputes.

As the party debated whether to hold its general convention before or after the House of Representatives (HoR) elections scheduled for March 5, the NC extende...