Nepalese President Bidya Devi Bhandari today called all political parties to elect a new Prime Minister within seven days through consensus, a day after Prachanda resigned from the post. <br/><br/>President Bhandari had accepted the resignation of Prachanda and asked him to continue as caretaker Prime Minister till his successor is elected. <br/><br/>A notice issued by the President's office said, she has called the political parties representing the Legislative Parliament to elect a new Prime Minister and form a council of ministers under his or her leadership.<br/><br/>'Prachanda' resigned to honour a power sharing deal with the ruling coalition partner Nepali Congress to hand over the country's leadership to the largest party in Parliament.