Oli reappointed as Nepal PM as Opposition fails to prove majority to form govt

K P Sharma Oli was reappointed as Nepal Prime Minister on Thursday after the Opposition parties riddled by factionalism failed to secure majority seats in Parliament to form a new governmentNepal President Bidya Devi Bhandari had asked the Opposition parties to come up with the support of majority lawmakers to form a new government by 9 pm Thursday after Oli 69 lost a crucial trust vote on MondayThe Nepali Congress NC under the leadership of party president Sher Bahadur Deuba on Tuesday had announced its intention to stake a claim for the prime ministers postAlso Read Nepal Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli loses vote of confidence in House of RepresentativesThough Deuba had received support from Communist Party of Nepal Maoist chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda a meeting of current and former NC office bearers at the party presidents residence on Thursday concluded that the sharp division within the Janata Samajbadi Party JSP whether to support the NCled government had made the formation of an alternative government impossibleA Standing Committee meeting of the Maoist Centre held at the partys headquarters on Thursday also concluded that the formation of an alternative government was not possible The Maoist Centre had earlier decided to support the formation of a NCled coalition governmentFollowing the Oppositions failure to prove its majority in Parliament Oli is expected to stake his claim to form the governmentSubsequently President Bhandari reappointed Oli whose party has 121 seats in Parliament as the prime minister He will take the oath of office tomorrowHowever as per rules Oli is required to win the vote of confidence within 30 days from the date of the appointmentThe NC had earlier planned to form a new government with the support of Communist Party of Nepal Maoist Centre JSP and the Madhav Kumar Nepalled faction of the ruling NCPUML Unified MarxistLeninistThe plan failed to materialise as there was an agreement between chairman Oli and rival faction leader Nepal within the UML and Upendra Yadav and Baburam Bhattarailed faction of the JSP failed to secure a majority in the partyOli and Nepal had held a fourhourlong meeting to resolve their differences amid the threat of lawmakers close to the Nepalled faction in the party to resign en masse if their demands were not met The two leaders have agreed to form a 10member task force to settle the differences seen in the partyNepal plunged into a political crisis on December 20 last year after President Bhandari dissolved the House and announced fresh elections on April 30 and May 10 at the recommendation of Prime Minister Oli amidst a tussle for power within the ruling Nepal Communist Party NCPOlis move to dissolve the House sparked protests from a large section of the NCP led by his rival PrachandaIn February the apex court reinstated the dissolved House in a setback to Oli who was preparing for snap polls Known for his proChina stance Oli had earlier served as the countrys prime minister from October 11 2015 to August 3 2016 during which Kathmandus ties with New Delhi had strainedNepals Covid19 cases reached 431191 as 8842 fresh cases were reported in the past 24 hours on Thursday As many as 214 more deaths were also logged taking the national toll to 4466This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever