Rebel candidates continue to be a headache for Nepali Congress

The party asks them to withdraw from the race. Congress members have also been inactive in constituencies where alliance partners have fielded candidates.

As the federal and provincial elections close in, the worries of Nepali Congress, the main party in the ruling alliance, have grown. If not mitigated on time, intra-party rift and betrayal, say party leaders, could harm the party’s poll prospects next month.