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A day earlier, President Bidya Devi Bhandari had appointed him as the Prime Minister. Prachanda was dramatically pulled out of the pre-poll alliance led by the Nepali Congress on Sunday and Leader of the Opposition K.P. Sharma joined hands with Oli.
An agreement has been reached between Prachanda and Oli to lead the government alternately and Oli has expressed his consent to make Prachanda the first Prime Minister.
Former guerrilla leader Prachanda (68) had submitted a letter to the President claiming the support of 169 members in the 275-member House of Representatives, after which he was appointed the country’s new prime minister. President Bhandari administered the oath of office and secrecy to Prachanda in an official ceremony held at Sheetal Niwas.
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President Bhandari also administered the oath to other cabinet members of the new coalition government. The new cabinet has three deputy prime ministers, including K.P. Sharma Oli’s party includes Vishnu Paudel from CPN-UML, Narayan Kaji Shrestha from CPN-Maoist Center and Ravi Lamichhane from Rashtriya Swatantra Party (RSP).
Paudel has been given the responsibility of the Finance Ministry while Shrestha has been given the Infrastructure and Transport Ministry and Lamichhane the Home Ministry. Jwala Kumari, Damodar Bhandari and Rajendra Kumar Rai have been made ministers from Oli’s party. At the same time, Abdul Khan of Janmat Party was also made a minister.
Despite being appointed the Prime Minister with a huge majority, Prachanda now has to get a vote of confidence from the lower house within 30 days.
Former Prime Minister K. An important meeting of CPN-UML, CPN-MC, Rashtriya Swatantra Party (RSP) and other smaller parties led by P. Sharma Oli was held here on Sunday, in which all the parties agreed to form the government under the leadership of ‘Prachanda’.
Prachanda has the support of 168 members in the 275-member House of Representatives, including CPN-UML 78, CPN-MC 32, RSP 20, RPP 14, JSP 12, Janmat six, Nagrik Mukti Party three And three independents are included.
Prachanda and his main supporter Oli are considered pro-China. Prachanda had said in the past that there was a need to develop a new understanding with India based on the changed scenario in Nepal and after resolving all outstanding issues such as amending the 1950 Friendship Treaty and resolving the Kalapani and Susta border disputes. .
The 1950 Treaty of Peace and Friendship between India and Nepal forms the basis of the special relationship between the two countries. However, Prachanda has said in recent years that some issues left in history need to be resolved diplomatically for India and Nepal to tap the full potential of bilateral cooperation.
