Nepal, April 16 -- Nepal's two major political forces-the Nepali Congress (NC) and CPN-UML-are facing deepening internal rifts, with leadership disputes and factional battles intensifying in the aftermath of the March 5 House of Representatives (HoR) elections.

In the UML, pressure is mounting on Chair KP Sharma Oli to step down following the party's poor electoral performance. Within the NC, long-standing divisions have sharpened since the special general convention, effectively splitting the party into two competing power centres.

One faction argues that the leadership emerging from the special general convention has failed to unify the party. The opposing faction, led by Sher Bahadur Deuba and rejecting the convention's legitimacy, ...