Prachanda-led Maoist Party

Certain to lose, PM Prachanda to take 5th round of confidence motion today

The secretariat meeting of the UML that commenced on Wednesday had issued whip to vote against Prachanda

Won't quit, would rather face vote of confidence: Nepal PM Prachanda

Embattled Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' has decided not to resign from the post despite an agreement reached between the country's largest parties -- Nepali Congress and CPN-UML -- to form a new coalition government. In a meeting of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) office-bearers held in Baluwatar on Tuesday, Prime Minister Prachanda said he would rather face a vote of confidence in Parliament than resign from the post, the party Secretary Ganesh Shah told PTI. "The Prime Minister has decided to seek a vote of confidence," said Shah. Prachanda, 69, has won three votes of confidence in Parliament during his one-and-a-half-year term. The development came after Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba and the Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) inked a midnight power-sharing deal to form a new 'national consensus government' to replace the Prachanda-led coalition government. Nepali Congress, the largest party in the House

Nepal PM Prachanda wins vote of confidence in Parliament for 3rd time

Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda' on Wednesday secured a vote of confidence in Parliament, as the Himalayan country struggled to maintain political stability due to the frequent shifting of alliances. Prachanda, 69, a former guerilla leader belonging to the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) -- the third largest party in the House of Representatives (HoR) --received 157 votes in the 275-member lower house. Altogether 268 MPs were present during the voting. A total of 110 votes were cast against him while one lawmaker abstained from voting. Prachanda needed 138 votes to win the trust vote, his third since assuming charge in December 2022. The Prime Minister has won the vote of confidence, announced Speaker Dev Raj Ghimire, amidst cheers from the ruling coalition members. The vote comes days after the Maoist leader dumped the Nepali Congress and forged a new alliance with the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist). According to constitutional ...

Nepal PM 'Prachanda' to seek third vote of confidence by March 13

Nepal's Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' is seeking to hold his third vote of confidence in Parliament by March 13, days after he forged a new alliance with the CPN-UML, a media report said on Saturday. The third round of vote of confidence comes after Prachanda, a former guerilla leader, dumped the Nepali Congress and forged a new alliance with the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) the second-biggest party led by former premier KP Sharma Oli on Monday. During a parliamentary party meeting held on Saturday, the prime minister discussed the matter with his Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre), indicating his readiness to seek a vote of confidence by March 13, Nepalese news portal, khabarhub.com reported. The CPN (Maoist Centre) also issued a whip to its lawmakers, instructing them not to leave the Kathmandu Valley in the days leading up to the election of the National Assembly Chairman and the anticipated date for Prachanda's floor test, the repor

Writ petition against Nepal PM for 5,000 killings in Maoist insurgency

A writ petition was on Tuesday registered against Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda at the Supreme Court of Nepal, seeking an order to investigate and arrest him for admitting to being responsible for the killing of 5,000 people during the decade-long Maoist insurgency. The petition brought by advocate Gyanendra Aran and other victims of Maoist insurgency was registered on Tuesday, Supreme Court sources said, adding that another writ by Kalyan Budhathoki was in the registration process. Advocates Gyanendra Aaran and Kalyan Budhathoki, who are also conflict victims, filed separate writ petitions at the Supreme Court demanding that Prachanda be investigated and prosecuted for admitting to being responsible for the killing of at least 5,000 people during the decade-long Maoist insurgency. A bench of justices Ishwar Khatiwada and Hari Krishna Phuyal on Friday ordered the court administration to register the writ petitions brought by the two. "I am accused of killing 17,000 ..

Oli reappointed as Nepal PM as Oppn fails to prove majority to form govt

Following the Opposition's failure to prove its majority in Parliament, Oli is expected to stake his claim to form the government

Nepal PM Oli loses vote of confidence in House of Representatives

Nepal's Prime Minister secured 93 votes against 136 required in the Lower House, to submit his resignation to President Bhandari

Prachanda-led Maoist party to quit Deuba govt in Nepal: Report

Earlier, Prachanda had said that despite being a part of the Leftist alliance, his party would continue its support to the government