Although the Nepalese media reported about Oli's potential visit to China, the Foreign Ministry said that neither India nor Beijing so far handed over an invitation to the Prime Minister for the official visit.
Nepal PM Oli underlined the need to continue the exchange of high-level visits between the two countries to enhance government-to-government, people-to-people and historical ties, as well as to promote trade.
This is the first meeting between Oli and PM Modi after the former became Prime Minister in July. Oli became the Nepal PM after he brokered a deal with Nepali Congress president Sher Bahadur Deuba to to form a new coalition government replacing Pushpa Kamal Dahal.
The Foreign Secretary expressed India’s commitment to continuously support Nepal’s peace, stability, and prosperity when he met Himalayan leaders. Singh thanked India for its assistance in infrastructure development, post-earthquake reconstruction, and COVID-19 response in Nepal.
Nepal's Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli secured 188 votes in favor in the House of Representatives, exceeding the required majority to win the vote of confidence.
Oli, who heads the moderate Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist Leninist), was administered the oath of office by President Ramchandra Paudel, three days after his predecessor Pushpa Kamal Dahal lost a parliamentary vote of confidence.
On Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended congratulations to K P Sharma Oli, leader of Nepal's largest communist party, following his reappointment as Nepal's Prime Minister for a fourth consecutive term on Sunday.
Oli is set to return to power for fourth term after striking a late-night coalition deal with the Nepali Congress to oust Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' from power.
Oli is set to return to power for the fourth time after striking a late-night coalition deal with the Nepali Congress to oust Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' from power. Prachanda lost his vote of confidence in the Parliament on Friday, gaining only 63 votes in the 275-member House.
Oli's return to power came through an overnight coalition deal struck with the Nepali Congress led by Sher Bahadur Deuba, after which he withdrew support from Prachanda's ruling government. Prachanda lost the vote of confidence on Friday, his fifth attempt, by securing only 63 votes.
Former PMs KP Sharma Oli and Sher Bahadur Deuba forged a midnight coalition deal on July 1 to oust Prachanda from power. However, Prachanda refused to resign and called for another vote of confidence that he was expected to lose as his CPN-Maoist Centre does not have the required numbers.
This would be Prachanda's fifth vote of confidence in his 17 months of power in the politically fragile Nepal, which has seen 13 governments in the last 16 years. Former PMs KP Sharma Oli and Sher Bahadur Deuba forged a midnight coalition deal on July 1 to oust Prachanda from power.
The Nepali Congress and CPN-UML parties led by former PMs KP Sharma Oli and Sher Bahadur Deuba struck a midnight power-sharing deal to oust Prachanda from power. As per the deal, Oli will serve as PM of the new government for 1.5 years while Deuba will take the reins for the remaining term.
Nepali Congress president Sher Bahadur Deuba and CPN-UML chief and former PM KP Sharma Oil struck a midnight deal to oust Prachanda from power. As per the deal, Oli will become PM again for 1.5 years while Deuba will take the helm for the remaining 1.5 years till the next election.
This came nearly ten after Prachanda broke the alliance with two opposition parties and formed a new coalition government with KP Sharma Oli-led Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) party.
Govinda Acharya, Dahal’s press secretary, said the former guerrilla chief was likely to name a new cabinet including nominees from two main opposition parties – Communist Party of Nepal (UML) and the Rastriya Swotantra Party (RSP).
A video of the incident verified by the police shows Rai approaching Oli and attempting to slap him and was stopped by security escorts of the former PM and dragged back by a crowd of Oli's supporters. The police said that the attacker was intoxicated and has been detained.
"The people of our two countries should benefit from the open border existing between us, but at the same time, we should be careful not to misuse the open border by unwanted elements," Oli said during a conference.
Oli said that the new parties will not be able to gather enough votes to become even national parties, leave alone being a threat.
The 75-year-old veteran politician and Nepali Congress President took the oath of office and secrecy from President Bidya Devi Bhandari during a swearing-in ceremony at the President's Office, Sheetal Niwas, which was delayed by over two hours.
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