NEW DELHI: K P Sharma Oli on Monday took oath as the prime minister of Nepal for the fourth time. President Paudel administered the oath to Oli at Shital Niwas, the principal residence of the Rashtrapati Bhawan.
The Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist chairman was appointed as the next PM on Sunday.
This came after incumbent PM Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ could not succeed in obtaining a majority vote during the parliament’s floor test.
Oli must now obtain a vote of confidence from parliament within 30 days of his appointment as per constitutional requirements. He will need at least 138 votes in the 275-seat House of Representatives (HoR).
Oli claimed his candidacy for prime minister on Friday with the support of NC president Sher Bahadur Deuba, submitting signatures from 165 members of the House of Representatives (HoR) — 77 from his party and 88 from the NC — to initiate government formation under Article 76-2 of the Constitution.
The Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist chairman was appointed as the next PM on Sunday.
This came after incumbent PM Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ could not succeed in obtaining a majority vote during the parliament’s floor test.
Oli must now obtain a vote of confidence from parliament within 30 days of his appointment as per constitutional requirements. He will need at least 138 votes in the 275-seat House of Representatives (HoR).
Oli claimed his candidacy for prime minister on Friday with the support of NC president Sher Bahadur Deuba, submitting signatures from 165 members of the House of Representatives (HoR) — 77 from his party and 88 from the NC — to initiate government formation under Article 76-2 of the Constitution.