Congress establishment calls central meeting, defers it amid uncertainty

Key Points

• The central committee meeting called by Nepali Congress acting president Purna Bahadur Khadka was postponed due to uncertainty amid factional rivalries.
• General secretaries Gagan Thapa and Bishwa Prakash Sharma proceeded with a special general convention to select new leadership, opposing party president Sher Bahadur Deuba's faction.
• The meeting aimed to counter moves from the special convention but failed to proceed as the election process was delayed.
• Party leaders are making efforts for reconciliation to maintain party unity as pressures build from both sides.