India, Nepal bonds will deepen, PM Modi congratulating Nepalese PM Oli
Oli, 72, is the leader of Nepal’s largest communist party who succeeded Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda after losing his vote of confidence in the House of Representatives on Friday.
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, congratulated newly appointed Nepalese PM K P Sharma Oli on Monday.
“Congratulations Mr Oli on your appointment as the Prime Minister of Nepal. Look forward to working closely to further strengthen the deep bonds of friendship between our two countries and to further expand our mutually beneficial cooperation for the progress and prosperity of our peoples,” wrote PM Modi in a post on X (Twitter).
Oli, 72, is the leader of Nepal’s largest communist party and was appointed as Nepal’s Prime Minister on Sunday by their President Ram Chandra Paudel. He will lead a new coalition government that has to provide stability to the country.
He succeeded Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda who lost his vote of confidence in the House of Representatives on Friday.
Oli now needs to secure votes through a vote of confidence from Parliament within 30 days. He will need a minimum of 138 votes in the 275 seat House of Representatives.
Meanwhile, Prachanda lost the trust motion after he received 63 votes in favour of his trust motion and 194 voted against him. This was the fourth vote of confidence he sought since he came to power a year and half back.
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