President Bidya Devi Bhandari appointed CPN-Maoist Centre Chairman Prachanda as the new Prime Minister; swearing in ceremony of the newly-appointed Prime Minister will take place at 4 pm

President Bidya Devi Bhandari has appointed CPN-Maoist Centre Chairman Prachanda as the new Prime Minister of the country. This is his third time becoming the Prime Minister. The swearing in ceremony of the newly-appointed Prime Minister will take place at 4 pm on Monday.

President Bidya Devi Bhandari appointed Prachanda as the prime minister as per Article 76 (2) of the constitution this evening.

According to the sources,Prachanda along with CPN-UML chairman K P Sharma Oli, Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) president Ravi Lamichhane, Rastriya Prajatantra Party chief Rajendra Lingden among other top leaders earlier went to the President’s Office with a proposal to appoint him as the new Prime Minister, .

Prachanda has support of 165 lawmakers in the 275-member House of Representatives which includes CPN-UML with 78, CPN-MC with 32, RSP with 20, RPP with 14, JSP with 12, Janamat with 6 and Nagarik Unmukti Party with 3.