KP Sharma Oli elected as new Prime Minister of Nepal

Kathmandu: K P Sharma Oli was on Sunday elected as the next Prime Minister of Nepal defeating incumbent Sushil Koirala in a contest which became necessary after parties failed to forge a consensus amid violent protests over the country’s new Constitution.

In voting held in Parliament here, CPN-UML chairman Oli garnered 338 votes, 39 more than the 299 that he needed to be elected as the prime minister while Nepali Congress president Koirala could only secure 249 votes.

A total of 587 members had cast their votes. Lawmakers were not allowed to stay neutral during the voting.