According to Nepal PMO, the former chief justice finalised names after ‘several rounds of internal consultation’ before submitting them to President Ram Chandra Poudel.
Nearly 10,000 crowded the streets outside Kathmandu International Airport, where King Gyanendra Shah landed in a chartered jet after 2 months away in Pokhara.
A PM is required to cross threshold of 50%, which is 138 votes as per present number of parliamentarians. Dahal is expected to get a comfortable majority.
KP Oli’s move to join hands with his Communist rival stunned the neighbourhood but PM Modi recovered well to become the first international leader to congratulate Nepal's new PM Prachanda.
Results show Nepali Congress party, contesting 91 seats, was leading Wednesday, in 42 races, while its main rival UML, contesting 141 seats, was ahead in 43 races.
Ex-PM KP Oli is widely seen as Beijing’s cat paw in Nepal while Sher Bahadur Deuba is considered close to New Delhi. 'Who's winning Nepal' question matters to India-China too.
Given that India has played a supportive role in Nepal’s peace process, an amiable completion of elections can be considered a good return on investment.
Sher Bahadur Deuba is fighting to retain power against coalition led by former PM K. P. Oli, but race is both tight & uncertain, because of rising popular sentiments against traditional parties.
General elections in Nepal are scheduled to be held on 20 November and the question on everyone's mind is who will be the next Prime Minister of the Himalayan republic.
Despite growing passenger volume, 11 out of 14 carriers reported losses in 2023-24. IndiGo recorded profit of Rs 8,167 crore, which reduced to Rs 7.253 crore in 2024-25.
Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).
None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.
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