Maoist chief Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ becomes Nepal’s new PM

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Category : International Published on: December 27 2022

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CPN-Maoist Centre chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ appointed as the new Prime Minister of Nepal for the third time.
Pushpa Kamal Dahal will replace Sher Bahadur Deuba of the Nepali Congress party as the Prime Minister.
President Bidya Devi Bhandari appointed Prachanda as the prime minister as per Article 76 (2) of the constitution.
Prachanda has support of 165 lawmakers in the 275-member House of Representatives which includes CPN-UML with 78, CPN-MC with 32, RSP with 20, RPP with 14, JSP with 12, Janamat with 6 and Nagarik Unmukti Party with 3.
Nepali Congress is the largest party with 89 seats in the House of Representatives.
The Federal Parliament of Nepal is called Sanghiya Sansad. It is a bicameral house.