Nepal PM loses trust vote, President calls for govt formation

Nepal PM Khadga Prasad Oli arrives at the parliament in Kathmandu. Pic/AP/PTI

Nepal President Bidya Devi Bhandari has called on parties to form a new majority government by Thursday after the one headed by the embattled Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli lost a trust vote.

The Office of the President, in a statement on Monday, said President Bhandari has decided to invite parties to form a majority government pursuant to Article 76 (2) of the Constitution of Nepal. She has allotted the parties three days' time, asking them to stake their claim to the government by 9 pm on Thursday, The Himalayan Times reported.

The President's announcement came shortly after Oli lost a trust vote in the House of Representatives. Oli, who decided to seek the trust of the 275-member House on his government, managed to garner only 93 votes.

93
No. of votes K P Sharma Oli managed to get

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