CPN (Maoist Centre) Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ today became Prime Minister for the third time.
President Bidya Devi Bhandari on Sunday evening appointed Prachanda as the prime minister as per Article 76 (2) of the constitution.
President Bhandari appointed him as the Prime Minister after the Prachanda submitted the signatures of MPs including CPN (UML), Maoist Center and Rashtriya Prajatantra Party to President Bhandari, the President’s Office informed.
Earlier, CPN (Maoist Centre) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ submitted a claim to form the government in his prime ministership before President.
He submitted a claim with the support of CPN (UML), CPN (MC), Rashtriya Prajatantra Party, Rashtriya Swatantra Party, Janata Samajwadi Party and Nagarik Unmukti Party, seven parties and three independent lawmakers.
Source : TRN,
