"PM Lost Support": Nepal Parliament Dissolved Amid Ruling Party Feud

Sunday, 20 December 2020Newsdesk

Nepal President Bidya Devi Bhandari today dissolved the country's parliament on the recommendation of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli following a political stalemate over an executive order issued last week. The decision to seek the disbandment of the House of Representatives was taken at an emergency meeting of the Cabinet this morning.

New Delhi, 20 December 2020

As per news report of NDTV, Nepal's House of Representatives, elected in 2017, has 275 members. The next general election in the Himalayan country was due in 2022. President Bhandari today announced that the national polls will now be held between April 30 and May 10 of 2021, ANI reported quoting a statement from the President's office.

Source -NDTV