CPN-Maoist Centre chairman and new Nepal Prime Minister, Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda has formed an eight-membered cabinet with three deputy Prime Ministers.
Dahal, also known by his nom de guerre Prachanda, was appointed PM for the third time after he secured the support of 169 members of the Parliament to form the new government.
Taking to his official Twitter handle, PM Modi stated that he looked forward to working with him to further strengthen the "friendship" between India and Nepal.
Dahal was appointed PM for the third time after he secured the support of 169 members of the Parliament to form the new government. Dahal, also known by his nom de guerre Prachanda, meaning "fierce", served as Prime Minister of Nepal from 2008 to 2009 and again from 2016 to 2017.
Nepal's Maoist Center leader and former PM Pushpa Kamal Dahal now has the backing of 169 members of the Parliament to form the new government, as three more independent MPs have come forward in his support.
In the new coalition, the CPN-UML has 78, Maoist Center 32, Rastriya Swatantra Party 20, Rastriya Prajatantra Party 14, Janata Samajbadi Party 12, Janamat Party 6 and Nagarik Unmukti Party has 4 MPs in support of Prachanda. The total weightage is 166.
In the new coalition, the CPN-UML has 78, Maoist Center 32, Rastriya Swatantra Party 20, Rastriya Prajatantra Party 14, Janata Samajbadi Party 12, Janamat Party 6 and Nagarik Unmukti Party has 4 MP's in support of Prachanda. The total weightage is 166.
Chairman of Maoist Center Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda, storming out from the coalition meeting announced the end of the coalition, a senior Nepali Congress leader confirmed. "First you promised, now you backtracked. The coalition has lost its relevance" Ram Chandra Paudel, one of the se
Confirming the decision of the Maoist centre's chairman over the phone with ANI, Nepali Congress senior leader Ram Chandra Paudel said that Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda has said that "the coalition has lost its relevance" and walked out of the meeting venue.
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