K P Sharma Oli News

K P Sharma Oli assumed the role of Nepal's Prime Minister for the third time, tasked with leading the new coalition government and addressing the pressing need for political stability in the country. 

Nepal PM K P Sharma Oli lost vote of confidence Prime Minister Oli secured 93 votes in the lower house He required at least 136 votes in the 275-member House of Representatives

The prime minister's fate will be decided by voting for which the ruling CPN-UML has issued a whip to all of its lawmakers There are only 121 members of the lower house with the CPN-UML Oli hopes to garner a majority in the voting with support from other fringe parties during the crucial voting

The political crisis in Nepal started after PM K P Sharma Oli suddenly decided to dissolve parliament and announced elections in December. The step was taken after stating that there is a lack of cooperation on key policy issues by leaders of the rival faction of his ruling party.

Nepal plunged into a political crisis on December 20 after President Bidya Dev Bhandari dissolved the House of Representatives. She announced fresh elections on April 30 and May 10 at the recommendation of Prime Minister Oli, amidst a tussle for power within the ruling party.

Nepalese President Bidhya Devi Bhandari dissolved the Lower House on the recommendation of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli. A total of 12 writ petitions have been filed in the Supreme Court. The bench of Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher JB Rana is scheduled to start hearing writ petitions against the dissolution of the House of Representatives (HoR).

Many people on social media, including Facebook and Twitter, commented that the Prime Minister's office deliberately removed the updated map after his meeting with India's Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW) chief Samant Kumar Goel.

The Nepal Foreign Ministry on Tuesday issued a statement to clarify the remark made by Nepal Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli on Lord Ram. It said the comment was "not meant to debase the significance of Ayodhya and the cultural value it bears". In a shocking claim that sparked controversy, Nepal PM Oli had said that Lord Rama was born in Ayodhya village of Nepal and not in India as claimed.

Party insiders were further quoted as saying by the local media that the Chinese ambassador also held a meeting with President Bidya Devi Bhandari on Sunday.

The crucial talks between embattled Nepal Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli and the ruling Nepal Communist Party's executive chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' on the issue of power-sharing will take place on Monday to sort out their differences.

The Prachanda faction, backed by senior leaders including Madhav Nepal and Jhalanath Khanal, has been demanding PM Oli's resignation.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on his third visit to Nepal since assuming office in 2014, stressed that Nepal is at the top of India's Neighbourhood First policy while announcing a Rs 100 crore package to develop Janakpur on Friday.

Nepal's main opposition leader K P Sharma Oli today appealed to agitating Madhesi parties to participate in the local polls, saying elections are essential for consolidating democracy and bringing about political stability in the country.

The new rail and road cargo service launched, linking Guangdong, Tibet and Nepal, aims to boost trade with the South Asian neighbour as China pushes forward its Belt and Road (Silk Road) initiative.

With K.P. Sharma Oli resigning as Nepal`s Prime Minister, President Bidhya Devi Bhandari will now call upon political parties to form a consensus government within the next seven days, local media reports said.

 Nepal Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli today said he cannot compromise national security in the name of maintaining cordial relations with neighbours, without naming any specific country.

India on Saturday conveyed to Nepal that success of its new Constitution will depend on resolution of contentious issues through "consensus and dialogue" in a time-bound manner as both sides held extensive talks with focus on repairing ties soured in the wake of a four-month -long agitation by the Indian-origin Madhesi community.

An unexpected lifting of the nearly six month-long border blockade with India and back-to- back high-level visits by Indian and Nepalese officials have cleared the decks for the much-awaited visit of Nepalese Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli to India beginning February 19.

Indian Ambassador to Nepal Ranjit Rae called on Prime Minister Oli at his residence here and congratulated him on being elected to the top post.