Kathmandu, March 23 -- The Nepali Congress, which had managed to stay united on ideological grounds during the March 5 parliamentary elections despite being on the verge of a split following the January special general convention, has once again been hit by internal turmoil.

In the snap elections in the wake of the September Gen Z uprising, the party emerged as the second largest with 38 seats in the 275-member lower house. However, this marked one of the weakest performances in the party's history, where its chief, Gagan Kumar Thapa, himself lost the election in Sarlahi constituency 4.

Following the disappointing result, Thapa-who was elected party president by the special convention in January-stepped down from his position on Thursda...