Pushpa Kamal Dahal to become 39th Prime Minister of Nepal?

Pushpa Kamal Dahal to become 39th Prime Minister of Nepal?


A week after Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli submitted his resignation to President Bidya Devi Bhandari, Parliament is set to elect the 39th prime minister, on Wednesday. With backing from the largest political party Nepali Congress (NC) in parliament and some fringe parties, CPN (Maoist Center) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal is almost certain to be elected the new prime minister. United Democratic Madhesi Front-- the alliance of Madhes-based political parties-- is also likely to vote for Dahal as a joint taskforce has been working out an agreement on the commitment of the new government to address the demands of the UDMF regarding constitutional amendments. An agreement between NC, the Maoist Center and UDMF is expected to be inked before the election of the PM. However, another coalition led by CPN-UML is looking for candidates to contest against Dahal in the prime ministerial election. It has not finalized its candidate as of Monday evening. UML Deputy Parliamentary Party Leader Subas Nembang is likely to contest against Dahal, according to multiple sources in the party. Some leaders of the party also see a chance of UML Vice Chairman Bamdev Gautam contesting against Dahal for PM.