Kathmandu. For the 14th general convention of the Nepali Congress, no agreement has been reached on who will lead the party from the non-establishment Poudel faction.
During a discussion between the leaders of the non-establishment parties at a party palace in Battisputali on Thursday, former general secretary Prakash Man Singh, who is aspiring for the presidency, and leader Dr. Shekhar Koirala Discussions between could not reach any conclusion.
Leader Ram Chandra Poudel and General Secretary Dr. Shekhar Koirala withdrew from the race. The last discussion was between Shekhar and Singh.
After a disagreement over his name, leader Poudel asked Singh and Dr. Shekhar Koirala to field a single candidate. Shekhar said that he would withdraw from the competition if there was an agreement. However, Singh and Dr. Shekhar the attempt of a single candidate from the non-establishment party failed as no agreement was reached between them.
Former Vice President of the party and former General Secretary Singh Said that he is older than Shekhar, he supported himself in the leadership. Shekhar was offered to run for the post of deputy chairman and leader Poudel was offered to share power.
Leader Singh’s proposal to Dr. Shekhar was upset when Shekhar took a firm stand and did not back down from the presidential candidate. After Shekhar’s resignation, Prakash Man, son of Iron Man Ganeshman Singh, resigned from the post. Shekhar walked out of the meeting feeling emotional over his refusal.
While Deuba of the establishment party has already declared himself as the sole candidate for the post of chairman, he has not been able to agree with Deuba’s party for the post. With dozens of aspirants from deputy chairman to deputy general secretary, Deuba is struggling to manage the post.
The Sitaula faction has not yet announced who will be the candidate from the chairman to the central member. Even Vice President Bimalendra Nidhi, who has announced his candidature for the post, has not been able to make public the names of other office bearers and members.






















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