Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli

Ques: Who was recently elected as Prime Minister of Nepal?

(a) Girija Prasad Koirala
(b) Sushil Koirala
(c) Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli
(d) Ram Naresh Yadav

Ans: c

Related facts:

• October 11, 2015 CPN-UML leader ‘Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli’ was elected new prime minister of Nepal, after the implementation of the new constitution in Nepal.
• He is 38th Prime Minister of Nepal and the first after the constitution.
• He received 338 votes from the 597-member chamber, defeating his predecessor, Sushil Koirala, who received 249 votes.
• He has earlier served as Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister in the Girija Prasad Koirala-led interim government formed immediately after the 2006 ‘People’s Movement’.
• October 12, 2015, he was sworn in as Prime Minister.

Reference:

http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/k-p-sharma-oli-elected-new-nepal-prime-minister/article7749867.ece

http://pmindia.gov.in/hi/news_updates/%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A7%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80-%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%87-%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80-%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87-%E0%A4%AA/

http://www.npnewsportal.com/khadga-prasad-sharma-oli-kp-sharma-oli-elected-38th-prime-minister-of-nepal/