The Deuba-aligned group in the Nepali Congress has held regional and district conventions in Rupandehi and Salyan while preparing a parallel general convention in Kathmandu, according to Nepal Press, Ratopati and Onlinekhabar.
Chief Minister Krishna Prasad Yadav must win a vote of confidence by November 15 after the CPN (UML) left his coalition, saying a 15-point understanding was not implemented.
The Nepali Congress's newly elected central working committee will meet for the first time on Friday, a day after its office bearers and members are sworn in at the party's Sanepa office.
Nepali Congress leaders Gagan Thapa and Pradeep Poudel are spearheading reforms to decentralize candidate selection and improve party accessibility.
Police have arrested four Indian nationals accused of breaking into empty homes in Kalanki during the Dashain holiday, among them the rented flat of Nepali Congress lawmaker Urmila Thapaliya.
Addressing the Nepali Congress convention in Kathmandu, JSP Nepal leader Sharat Singh Bhandari warned against 'controlled democracy' and urged constitutional amendments to bolster federalism.
RSP lawmaker Ganesh Parajuli secured the chair of a 15-member parliamentary special committee investigating the Bhotekoshi-Trishuli disaster and Himalayan climate change with cross-party backing.
Nepali Congress leaders Jeevan Bahadur Shahi and Manoj Mani Acharya have announced their bids for joint general secretary ahead of the 15th General Convention in Kathmandu.
A deep factional split has pushed the Nepali Congress toward parallel general conventions, with rival groups led by Gagan Kumar Thapa and Sher Bahadur Deuba preparing separate assemblies.
Former Gandaki provincial minister Rajiv Gurung, known as Deepak Manange, has joined the Nepali Congress, while local units in Kaski witness sharp intra-party rivalries during regional convention voting.
Nepali Congress parliamentary party leader Bhishma Raj Angdembe has accused the government of arbitrary rule and opacity, pointing to the midnight detention of former Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher Rana.
Federal lawmakers have called on the government to swiftly repair flood-damaged highways before Dashain, overhaul disaster relief structures, and honor legislative oversight.
