Here’s how factionalism and regionalism worked during Nepali Congress election

Nepali Congress, the country’s oldest surviving party, elected its leadership last week. The party, which is grappling with factionalism, elected its president and general secretary from two rival factions. Regionalism, which emerged following the movement in the Madhesh, became a new ailment for the party, and in an attempt to woo Madheshi voters, rival groups fielded Madheshis as candidates for treasurer.
So, how did factionalism and regionalism decide the outcome of the elections? Onlinekhabar analysed the results and came to this conclusion:


During the 12th convention of the party, then president Sushil Koirala received 1,652 votes, and his general secretary Prakashman Singh 1,656 votes. Both were from the establishment faction.
This time, Sher Bahadur Deuba has become president, but Shashank Koirala, who is not from the Deuba faction, has become general secretary. Of all the candidates that the establishment faction fielded, Shashank  received the most number of votes.
Establishment’s vote: 1,200
Ramchandra Poudel, the establishment side’s candidate for president, received 1,160 votes in the first round, and in the second round it went up to 1, 296. While the faction’s candidate for treasurer, Sitadevi, also received 1,217 votes. That is why it can be said that the faction’s true supporters are 1,200 convention delegates.
Source: Creating Nepal