The Nepal parliament meeting to elect new prime minister has been postponed till Tuesday. The meeting was scheduled at 11 AM today but it was first postponed till 3 PM and again till Tuesday 1 PM. Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba is the only candidate for premiership.<br/><br/>AIR Kathmandu correspondent reports that the parliament meeting scheduled to elect new prime minister could not take place as main opposition CPN (UML) is not ready to allow house proceedings. <br/><br/>The party is demanding resumption of counting of votes at Bharatpur Metropolitan City. The counting was stopped after an incident of ballot paper'tearing was reported in ward no.19. The Election Commission has declared all votes of ward 19 invalid and decided to hold re-election. <br/><br/>Meanwhile a writ petition has been filed in Supreme court against the decision of Election Commission. Efforts are on to resolve deadlock. Though the process of electing new prime minister is delayed but keeping in view the ruling coalition majority in parliament Sher Bahadur Deuba is set to take charge prime minister fourth time.

The Nepal parliament meeting to elect new prime minister has been postponed till Tuesday. The meeting was scheduled at 11 AM today but it was first postponed till 3 PM and again till Tuesday 1 PM. The meeting could not take place as main opposition CPN (UML) stated that it would obstruct the house proceedings. <br/><br/>The party is demanding resumption of counting of votes at Bharatpur Metropolitan City. The counting was stopped after some ballot papers were torn in ward no. 19. The Election Commission has declared all votes of ward 19 invalid and ordered re-polling in the ward.<br/>Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba is the only candidate for premiership. He filed his nomination on Saturday. Out going Prime Minister and Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) Chief Pushpa Kamal Dahal proposed his name. Nepali Congress senior leader Ram Chandra Poudel and Nepal Loktantrik Forum President Bijaya Kumar Gachhadar supported his nomination. Deuba is likely to be elected prime minister as ruling coalition is having majority in the house. <br/><br/>Pushpa Kamal Dahal had resigned from prime minister's post on May 24 as per the power sharing understanding with the coalition partner Nepali Congress. President Bidya Devi Bhandari had accepted his resignation and asked PM Dahal to continue till formation of the new government.

The Nepal parliament meeting to elect new prime minister has been postponed till Tuesday. The meeting was scheduled at 11 AM today but it was first postponed till 3 PM and again till Tuesday 1 PM. <br/><br/>The meeting could not take place as main opposition CPN (UML) stated to obstruct the house proceedings. Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba is the only candidate for premiership. He filed his nomination on Saturday. Out going Prime Minister and Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) Chief Pushpa Kamal Dahal proposed his name. <br/><br/>Nepali Congress senior leader Ram Chandra Poudel and Nepal Loktantrik Forum President Bijaya Kumar Gachhadar supported his nomination. Deuba is likely to be elected prime minister as ruling coalition is having majority in the house. <br/><br/>Pushpa Kamal Dahal had resigned from prime minister's post on May 24 as per the power sharing understanding with the coalition partner Nepali Congress. President Bidya Devi Bhandari had accepted his resignation and asked PM Dahal to continue till formation of the new government.