The General in the race has become the biggest challenge to the comrades now trying to find their direction with the Compass.

As it would be a terrible loss of face for them if the General stole a march over them at the big poll, the highly ruffled comrades are said to be now trying to persuade him to withdraw in favour of their candidate. 

By the way, the grouping fronting the General has also planned to field their own set of candidates at the general poll, a fact that has caused the comrades added concern. And they now have decided to nip the challenge in the bud, by proposing that the grouping ally with them to contest general poll as well, they say.