Kathmandu, May 31 -- Only around 200,000 Nepali Congress members have updated their details through the party's digital verification campaign, raising concerns that the party's active membership could shrink significantly ahead of its next general convention.

The campaign, launched on April 14 as part of the party's digital transformation drive, is due to end on June 4. The party had 850,000 active members during its 14th general convention. That number, however, is expected to go down as the party grapples with internal rivalries, growing disengagement among members and defections to other parties.

Despite the slow progress, general secretary Pradip Paudel, who is coordinating the campaign, said he remains confident that around 500,000...