Nepal's new Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' isn't perhaps the only one rubbing his hands in glee after having checkmated erstwhile coalition partner Sher Bahadur Deuba to grab the PM's post. China, too would be decidedly pleased, with the Communists having joined hands to snatch the chair from the Deuba-led Nepali Congress, widely perceived as being pro-India.
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. Pushpa Kamal Dahal "Prachanda" will be sworn in for the third time as the Prime Minister of Nepal on Monday, a day after President Bidya Devi Bhandari appointed him as the new premier and ended the protracted political uncertainty in the Himalayan nation. World News | CPN-Maoist Centre Chairman Prachanda Set to Take Oath as Nepal s New PM on Monday.
The former guerrilla leader will take charge as the prime minister after taking the oath of office and secrecy from President Bhandari at an official ceremony at Shital Niwas
Pushpa Kamal Dahal “Prachanda” was on Monday sworn in as the Prime Minister of Nepal for a third time, a day after the former guerrilla leader dramatically walked out of the pre-poll alliance led by the Nepali Congress and joined hands with opposition leader K P Sharma Oli.