By Our Reporter  Nepali Congress president and Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba is now in a mood to hold the party's 14th national convention by mid-December, as he finds the situation in the party comfortable to get reelected thanks to the division among the leaders of the rival faction. Earlier, it was speculated that Deuba might postpone even the rescheduled convention calendar as he was not sure about getting re-elected to the top post in the party. Rumours had it been that Deuba might postpone the convention to April next year fearing defeat in the general convention. But when all five leaders of the rival faction continued their stake for the post of the party president leading a division within them, Deuba has realised comfort and is now ready to hold the convention within the month of Mangsir (Mid-December). Now if all goes as planned, the 14th general convention of the ruling Nepali Congress will be held on December 10-12 and Deuba will be elected for the second term. Before that, the party will conclude the ward level convention by November 13, then the constituency level conventions will be held. After the Constituency level convention, the district level convention will be held and then the province level convention. The outcome of the province-level convention will show a clear picture as to who will be the next president of the NC. By now Deuba and Bimalendra Nidhi from the Deuba faction and Prakash Man Singh, Shashanka Koirala and Shekhar Koirala from the rival faction have announced their candidacy. And if the rival faction fails to find a common candidate, Deuba will surely be reelected as NC president. Meanwhile, General Secretary Dr Shashanka Koirala has said that the existence of the entire NC will be questioned if it fails to hold its 14th general convention on time. During a meeting with journalists in Sindhulimadhi on Tuesday, Dr Koirala urged all NC members to focus their attention on the general convention. He also said that he was the strongest candidate for the party presidency and informed that he and leaders Dr Shekhar Koirala, Prakash Man Singh and Ram Chandra Poudel were united. UML, RPP, Maoist Centre gear up for their national conclave  This year, major political parties of the country are holding their national convention and conference simultaneously. When the Nepali Congress is preparing to hold its 14th national convention next month to elect new leadership, the CPN-UML is going to hold its 10th convention later this month. However, it is the NC's convention that has drawn the attention of more, mainly for two reasons. First, until a few weeks ago it was unsure whether party president Deuba will be ready to hold its convention until he becomes sure of his reelection. He had already extended his term by one and a half years and postponed the convention date several times. Secondly, it is still uncertain as to who will be elected new party president in the oldest democratic party. Two factions—one led by Deuba and another by senior leader Ram Chandra Paudel— are in a race to reach the leadership. Although the CPN-UML is holding its 10th convention in a gap of seven years in Chitwan from November 26-28, the UML convention has failed to draw the attention of the general public as the party has become like a company of its chairman KP Sharma Oli after its division a few months ago. Now UML has no leader to challenge and oppose Oli after the leaders who led the party for the longest time after the demise of Madan Bhandari formed CPN (Unified Socialist). When Madhav Kumar Nepal who led the UML for 14 years and Jhalanath Khanal who led the party as its chairman for five years are now not in UML, the UML convention has become an issue of interest for only those who take Oli as their God. Next, the convention of UML will bring about no change in the party leadership. It will be under the grip of Oli for another five years, and anyone who dares to challenge him will be ousted. Only new thing is that the party is introducing the electronic voting system to elect its leaders in the convention. As many as 1,999 delegates will attend the convention to be held in Chitwan from November 26-28. Likewise, the general convention of the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) is scheduled to take place from November 13-16 in Kathmandu. The convention of all districts would be conducted by September 16. This would set the foundation for the general convention of the party which is to endorse the party's new leadership and policy. However, party chair Kamal Thapa is challenged by leader Rajendra Lingden to the top post this time. Likewise, the Maoist Centre is holding its national conference in Kathmandu from December 26-28, in Kathmandu. A standing committee meeting of the party on Tuesday fixed the date for the conference. The Standing Committee meeting also decided not to pass the MCC without making amendments to a few provisions and only by forging national consensus.