Dahal struggles to divvy up ministries amid competing demands by parties
Insiders say each party in the coalition wants more and plum portfolios.
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Insiders say each party in the coalition wants more and plum portfolios.
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal secures a vote of confidence for the second time in 70 days.
With the ascendance of Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' as Prime Minister of Nepal and India's bete noire K P Sharma Oli playing king-maker, the Indian establishment has come a cropper in the Himalayan nation.
Nepal's Maoist Center Pushpa Kamal Dahal on Sunday submitted an application claiming the Prime Ministership of Nepal shortly after a coalition of six parties decided to back him to form the next government.
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. In the new coalition, the CPN-UML has 78, Maoist Center 32, Rastriya Swatantra Party 20, Rastriya Prajatantra Party 14, Janata Samajbadi Party 12, Janamat Party 6 and Nagarik Unmukti Party has 4 MP's in support of Prachanda. The total weightage is 166. World News | Six Parties Back Pushpa Kamal Dahal as Next Nepal PM, Says Maoist Center Leader Barshaman Pun.