Kathmandu. The recently concluded first national general convention of the ruling party Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) has been seen as unsuccessful in ending factionalism. The general convention, which concluded on Asar 12, three days later than its scheduled date (Asar 7-9) in Bharatpur, Chitwan, saw factionalism openly exposed. The activities such as setting excessively high application fees and supporter numbers to prevent anyone from running for leadership, forming alliances between competing candidates within the founding faction, and circulating internal information to ensure the victory of limited candidates by citing the Balen group have raised serious questions about fair internal competition.Ravi-Balen's...