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Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal resigns
Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal reportedly submitted his resignation to President Bidhya Devi Bhandari.
Kathmandu: Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal reportedly submitted his resignation to President Bidhya Devi Bhandari on Wednesday, thus paving the way for Nepali Congress Chief Sher Bahadur Deuba to become the next premier as per an understanding the two leaders had reached in August 2016.
The ruling parties -Nepali Congress and CPN(Maoist-Centre)-Prachanda entered into an understanding according to which Prachanda was supposed to quit the top post for the NC President to lead the coalition government.
It will take over two weeks for the new Prime Minister and Cabinet to take over .
President Bidhya Devi Bhandari will call upon all the parties to form a consensus if there is a failure to form a new government on the basis of majority.
Initially, the prime minister was to address the parliament yesterday and announce his resignation, but it was postponed because of the adjournment of the House after the main opposition CPN-UML's lawmakers obstructed the House meeting. (With ANI inputs)