Kathmandu, Nov. 14 -- The faction led by former Nepali Congress president Sher Bahadur Deuba is preparing to hold parallel provincial conventions after completing similar exercises at ward, municipal, constituency and district levels, as the party remains divided over its leadership and the legitimacy of a special general convention.

The faction plans to complete the provincial conventions by December 4 before holding a parallel national convention in Kathmandu from December 7 to 9.

The provincial conventions, originally scheduled to take place simultaneously in all seven provinces on November 20, will now be staggered. As November 20 coincides with the Haribodhini Ekadashi festival, the conventions will begin on November 21.

According...