30 April 2020, Kathmandu
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has proposed Bam Dev Gautam as the Prime Minister and Madhav Kumar Nepal as the party chairman.
Oli who is also the chairman of the Nepal Communist Party (NCP) said he would resign once the Coronavirus pandemic subsides and propose Gautam as the Prime Minister in the Secretariat meeting of the party held at the Prime Minister’s residence in Baluwatar on Wednesday evening.
According to a Secretariat member, Prime Minister Oli proposed leader Gautam as the Prime Minister and Nepal as the party chairman with an effect after the Coronavirus pandemic subsides.
“Let do it once the Coronavirus pandemic subsides. Let’s reach a consensus on Prime Minister and party chairman now,” the source quoted Prime Minister Oli as saying.
According to Party Spokesperson Narayan Kaji Shrestha the NCP Secretariat meet will sit for the second rounds of talks on May 2. The meeting will fix the date for the meeting of the Standing Committee.
