Kathmandu, March 30 -- Parallel activities of two rival factions of the Nepali Congress have unsettled the party's leaders and cadres.

The establishment faction that was elected through the special convention in January is concerned over the recent activities of the dissident faction now led by Purna Bahadur Khadka and Dr Shekhar Koirala.

After the Election Commission validated the Congress led by Gagan Thapa ahead of the parliamentary elections, party leaders say that thousands of the party's voters did not support its official candidates in the elections. Another large section that refused to join the Thapa-led Congress is now united under party leaders Khadka and Koirala. This faction has received support from ousted party president ...