Main opposition Nepali Congress struggles to finalise its by-election candidates

While the ruling CPN-UML and Rastriya Swatantra Party have already picked their candidates and started election campaigns, the Congress remains mired in factional politics.

The main opposition Nepali Congress is divided over picking its candidate for the upcoming by-elections in Ilam constituency 2 and provincial by-elections in Bajhang constituency 1 (A). The discord has pushed the party's top decision-making body into a state of indecision.