Congress leaders divided over whether to fight for House reinstatement or prepare for elections

Some leaders are in favour of using the elections to the party’s advantage because they reckon that the ruling Nepal Communist Party is heading towards a split.

The primary opposition, Nepali Congress, is in the midst of a major dilemma—whether to support the midterm elections announced by the KP Sharma Oli government or spearhead a struggle for restoration of the dissolved House of Representative.