KP Sharma Oli took oath as Prime Minister of Nepal on Monday. On Sunday, CPN-UML Party President KP Sharma Oli was appointed Prime Minister in Nepal.
PM Modi posted on social media platform X congratulating KP Sharma Oli and said, “Congratulations on your appointment as the Prime Minister of Nepal. We look forward to working together to further strengthen the deep ties of friendship between the two countries and further expand mutually beneficial cooperation for the progress and prosperity of our peoples.”
On this occasion, the Congress Party has sent its best wishes to the new Prime Minister of Nepal. Congratulating the new Prime Minister, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge spoke of friendly relations between India and Nepal. Former Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda has been replaced by KP Sharma Oli as Prime Minister.
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge said that, on behalf of the Indian National Congress, we congratulate KP Sharma Oli on his appointment as the Prime Minister of Nepal. As close neighbours, India and Nepal share unique ties of friendship and partnership, characterized by deep people-to-people contacts through kinship and culture. Every Indian is ready to further strengthen the India-Nepal bond of mutual cooperation, which will make it possible to build a brighter future.
In Nepal, former Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal was the prime minister until Prachanda Hal, who lost the trust vote in the House of Representatives on July 12 this month. After this, the process of forming a new government in Nepal began. Oli was appointed as the new Prime Minister of the Nepali Congress coalition government by President Ramchandra Paudel. He became the prime minister with the support of Nepali Congress, the largest party in the Nepali Parliament.
KP Sharma Oli’s swearing-in ceremony was held at Rashtrapati Bhavan’s main building Sheetal Niwas at 11 am on Monday. Oli had earlier submitted his claim to form his government with the support of Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba. For this he also submitted a letter of support signed by 165 members of the House of Representatives.
KP Sharma Oli has become the Prime Minister of Nepal for the fourth time. He became the Prime Minister of Nepal for the first time in 2015 and remained as Prime Minister till August 2016. He then became Prime Minister for the second time in February 2018 and served as Prime Minister till May 2021. After this, he became the Prime Minister for the third time on 13 May 2021 and held the position till 13 July 2021. Nepal has seen 14 governments in the last 16 years after the implementation of the republic system.