Deuba Faction Heads to Court to Halt NC's 15th Convention
Publication context: First published 21 August 2026. This archived report describes information available at the time; check newer sources for current figures and developments. Sher Bahadur Deuba's faction has filed a Supreme Court writ to stop Nepali Congress's 15th General Convention, as General Secretary Pradip Paudel pleads for internal reconciliation to avoid a wider political crisis. Nepal's oldest democratic party is once again fighting its battles in two places at once, inside its own organization and now inside the courtroom. The dissident faction of the Nepali Congress, led by former party president Sher Bahadur Deuba, filed a writ petition at the Supreme Court today seeking to immediately halt preparations for the party's upcoming 15th General Convention. The move has pushed an already tense internal rivalry into a full legal confrontation, just as the party's general secretary is publicly begging both sides to step back from the brink. Ho...
