Nepal Prime Minister Deuba elected chief of Nepali Congress parliamentary occasion

Nepal Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has been elected the parliamentary occasion chief of the occasion. In an election held on Wednesday to elect the parliamentary occasion chief, Deuba secured 64 votes to assert victory.

Kathmandu,UPDATED: Dec 21, 2022 13:17 IST

Nepalese Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba (File Photo | AP)

By Press Trust of India: Nepal Prime Minister and the Nepali Congress president Sher Bahadur Deuba gained the parliamentary occasion (PP) chief election held on Wednesday, overpowering his nearest challenger, occasion General Secretary Gagan Kumar Thapa by 39 votes, officers mentioned.

Deuba, 76, secured 64 votes, whereas Thapa, 45, might muster solely 25 votes, they mentioned.

All 89 lawmakers of the occasion participated within the voting.

The win signifies that Deuba will probably lead the subsequent authorities after the Nepali Congress emerged because the single-largest occasion within the normal elections held on November 20.

The occasion has gained 89 seats — 57 within the first previous the post-election system and 32 within the proportional illustration election system — within the House of Representatives within the recently-concluded normal elections.

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Dec 21, 2022