Nepal Prime Minister Prachanda has resigned from the top post, paving the way for Nepali Congress chief Sher Bahadur Deuba to take over as per an understanding the two leaders had reached in August last year.
The Prime Minister was to address the Parliament yesterday and announce his resignation, but it was postponed as the Speaker adjourned the House after the main opposition CPN-UML's lawmakers obstructed the House meeting, protesting against the government's decision to increase the number of local units in Tarai districts.
As leaders from ruling and opposition parties could not develop a consensus on resuming House meeting despite holding several rounds of talks, the Speaker postponed the Parliament meeting.
As per an understanding reached between ruling parties - Nepali Congress and CPN (Maoist Centre) - Prachanda was supposed to quit the top post, paving the way for NC President to lead the coalition government.
The pact was to run the government on a rotational basis until elections to the parliament are held in February 2018.
Prachanda was to hold office till local polls are held and remaining two elections - provincial and central - were to be conducted under Deuba.
