This comes after Nepal President Bidya Devi Bhandari dissolved the Lower House on Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli`s recommendation on December 20. Sharma Oli, called for the dissolution of the lower house of Parliament despite protests from his own Nepal Communist Party and … He was re-elected to parliament in 1994 and served as Minister of Home Affairs in Manmohan Adhikari's minority government. [6] He is praised and considered a nationalist for standing against India during the 2015 Nepal blockade, strengthening relationship with China and publishing an updated map of Nepal including disputed territories with India by constitutional amendment. Bhimsen Thapa had a tenure as prime minister from 1863 BS to 1894 BS. Nepal has ensured its soil not misused for illegitimate interests of any neighbouring country: Gyawali, PIA passenger aircraft 'held back' at Kuala Lumpur airport over lease dispute, Pakistan wants to hike power tariff despite recent massive blackout, Fire destroys homes of thousands in Rohingya refugee camps. He held the post of chief of the foreign department of the CPN (UML) in 1992. Oli was imprisoned for 14 consecutive years from 1973 to 1987 for being against autocratic Panchayat system. Nepal's top court began hearings on Wednesday on petitions challenging Prime Minister K.P. The first elected Prime Minister was Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala, in 1959.… 2015 Parliamentary Prime Minister Election, Oli is married to Radhika Shakya. Nepal's embattled Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli on Sunday sprang a surprise on his rivals and got the President to dissolve Parliament, a controversial move amidst a … [20] Oli was subsequently elected as the chairman of CPN (UML) in July 2014 during the party's ninth general convention. Oli's candidacy was supported by the Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist), Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal, and Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum along with 13 other small parties. After his release from prison in 1987, he became a central committee member of Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) and in-charge of the Lumbini zone until 1990. Faced with an imminent split within his Nepal Communist Party (NCP), Prime Minister KP Oli advised the Nepal President to dissolve parliament … They first met in the course of party activities and married later.[33]. The Prime Minister stated that issue related to Nepal`s new map will be on the agenda for discussion during Nepal Foreign Minister Pradeep Kumar Gyawali's visit to India this month. [25], Following the withdrawal of support from the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) on 13 July 2016 from the existing coalition government and subsequent registration of a no-confidence motion by the party on 14 July 2016, CPN (UML) and prime minister Oli seemingly shrank into a minority which pressured him to resign. Nepal Prime Minister K.P. After the 1990 People's Movement, he was elected as a member of parliament from Jhapa–6 in 1991. Kathmandu: In an unprecedented move, Nepal Prime Minister K.P. Only the top two candidates are shown below. The India-Nepal joint commission is the highest-level dialogue mechanism between both the sides. [5], Oli spent most of his youth in jail in critical health condition fighting against the autocratic Panchayat regime. Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli (Nepali: खड्गप्रसाद ओली, pronounced [kʰʌɽɡʌprʌsad̪ oli]; born 22 February 1952), more commonly known as K. P. Sharma Oli, (also known as "केपी बा" among youths)[1] is a Nepalese politician and the current Prime Minister of Nepal. All of the Prime Minister of Nepal between 1768 and 1950 were Chhetris with the exception of Ranga Nath Poudyal, being a Brahmin. Prime minister Sher Bahadur Deuba comes from Asigram – 3, Dadeldhura, one of the most remote districts in the Far West Region of Nepal. He was elected from Jhapa–7 in the 2013 Constituent Assembly election and became leader of the CPN (UML) parliamentary party on 4 February 2014, defeating party chairman Jhala Nath Khanal by a vote of 98 to 75. [citation needed], He was appointed Prime Minister for a second time on 15 February 2018 after CPN (UML) became the largest party in the House of Representatives following the 2017 legislative elections with support from Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre), the same party whose withdrawal of support had led to resignation in his first term. He was defeated in the 2008 Constituent Assembly election from Jhapa–7. 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