Nepal s Political Crisis Is Their Internal Matter : MEA
On Sunday, Nepal President Bidya Devi Bhandari dissolved the House of Representatives on the advice of Prime Minister K.P. Oli, who claimed that he had lost majority within the ruling party, NCP.
Nepali Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli. Photo: Reuters/Files
New Delhi: India remains on a wait-and-watch mode with regards to Nepal, where the dissolution of the lower house of parliament is still churning political waters, while Chinese ambassador goes on active mode in meeting with top Nepali politicians.
On Sunday, Nepal President Bidya Devi Bhandari dissolved the House of Representatives on the advice of Prime Minister K.P. Oli, who claimed that he had lost majority within the ruling party, Nepal Communist Party (NCP). The next elections will be held in March-April 2021 â less than three years after the communist electoral alliance got a majority in the polls.
Explainer: What Nepal Prime Minister Oli Hopes to Achieve by Dissolving Parliament
The power-tussle between Oli and Prachanda of the Nepal Communist Party has now resulted in Nepal going for mid-term elections once again.
UML leader K.P. Oli (left) shaking hands with CPN-Maoist Centre leader Pushpa Kamal Dahal âPrachandaâ. Photo: Reuters
Kathmandu: In an unprecedented move, Nepal Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli recommended on Sunday the dissolution of the House of Representatives and that mid-term elections should be held on April 30 and May 10, 2021. Oli came to power in 2018 with two-thirds support in parliament, becoming the first prime minister in the last three the decade to receive such a historic mandate.