Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba will take oath of prime minister of Nepal today. President Bidya Devi Bhandari will administer oath of office and secrecy to Mr. Deuba at Rashtrpati Bhawan in Kathmandu at 2 PM. A small cabinet is also likely to take oath with Deuba.<br/><br/>70 year old Deuba will be 40th prime minister of Nepal. The veteran Nepali Congress leader will take charge of prime minister fourth time. Deuba first became PM in 1995 and later in 2001 and 2004. Nepal parliament had elected Deuba as new prime minister yesterday. <br/><br/>388 members voted in favour of Deuba and 170 against the motion. Out of total total 593 member 558 took part in the voting. Election for new prime minister was held due to resignation by the CPN (Maoist Centre) Chief Pushpa Kamal Dahal from the post of prime minister. Dahal had resigned on May 24 as per the power sharing understanding with the coalition partner Nepali Congress.<br/><br/><br/>
News On AIR | June 7, 2017 12:27 PM
Sher Bahadur Deuba to take oath of PM of Nepal today