Kathmandu, Jan. 2 -- Nepali Congress is in turmoil ahead of the parliamentary elections after its two general secretaries unilaterally called a special general convention.

Issuing a joint statement on Thursday, general secretary duo Gagan Thapa and Bishwa Prakash Sharma announced that they would summon a special general convention and immediately suspended all preparations related to the party's 15th general convention, which was originally scheduled from January 10 to 12.

The timeline for the regular general convention was thrown into disarray due to time constraints and opposition from party president Sher Bahadur Deuba and his supporters. Faced with delays and disruptions, Thapa and Sharma decided to halt all preparations related to ...