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.
Deuba remarked that the 'Pran Pratishtha' ceremony of the Ram Temple was a moment of pride for followers of Sanatan Dharma. Nearly 7,500 people, including elite industrialists, politicians and movie stars, witnessed the ritual on a giant screen outside the temple during the historic inauguration.
Nepal Election results 2022: Sher Bahadur Deuba, 77, secured 25,534 votes against his nearest rival Sagar Dhakal, 31, an independent candidate who received 1,302 votes. Deuba has never lost any parliamentary election in his five decades of political career.
On the occasion, he also performed the 'bhumi puja' or the land sanctification rituals for the construction, according to Nepal's state-owned news agency, RSS.
The first passenger train service will run on the broad-gauge line. It will be commissioned today with the operation of a five-coach DEMU train.
The Kathmandu Post citing sources said that PM Deuba has already received and accepted the invitation extended by his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi to visit the neighbouring country.
Upon getting support from influential leaders Krishna Prasad Sitaula, Prakash Man Singh, Bimalendra Nidhi, and Sashank Koirala in the runoff Deuba secured the majority.
Nepal's newly elected Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Dueba on Monday stated that he looks forward to working closely with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on strengthening the relations between the two countries as well as the people-to-people contacts.
Nepal Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba on Sunday won a trust vote in the House of Representatives with 165 votes. Deuba secured 165 votes in his favour while 83 votes were cast against him.
Sher Bahadur Deuba needs 136 votes as there are only 271 members in the House presently.
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.
Nepal’s Opposition leader Sher Bahadur Deuba is set to form a small Cabinet on Tuesday, a day after the Supreme Court directed President Bidya Devi Bhandari to appoint the Nepali Congress chief as the country's new prime minister.
The Left alliance has already presented its claim for the new government to the President presenting UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli as the new Prime Minister.
Nepalese Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba today described his recent state visit to India as "successful" and criticised the opposition for making "unwarranted comments" on his talks with the Indian leaders.
Amid military standoff between India and China, the visit is significant as Deuba chose to visit New Delhi first after being elected two months back.
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