A day after President Bidya Devi Bhandari named him as the next prime minister, Pushpa Kamal Dahal "Prachanda" was sworn in as Nepal's third prime minister.
After submitting a letter to the president demonstrating the support of 169 members in the 275-member House of Representatives, the 68-year-old former guerrilla commander was chosen as the nation's next prime minister.
At a formal ceremony held at Shital Niwas, President Bhandari administered the oath of office and confidentiality to Prachanda.
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| Pushpa Kamal Dahal |
Prachanda spent nearly 13 years underground after being born on December 11, 1954, in Dhikurpokhari, Kaski district, close to Pokhara. When the CPN-Maoist embraced peaceful politics to put an end to a decade-long violent insurrection, he entered mainstream politics.
He oversaw the 1996–2006 armed conflict, which came to a conclusion in November 2006 with the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement.
With 89 members in the House of Representatives, the Nepali Congress is the biggest party, followed by the CPN-UML and CPN-MC, which have 78 and 32 seats, respectively.