Dissolution of the House of Representatives, elections to be on 12th and 19th November

KATHMANDU: The House of Representatives has been constitutionally dissolved after the government could not be formed as per Article 76, Clause 3 of the Constitution.

An emergency meeting of the Council of Ministers was convened to dissolve the House of Representatives and set a date for new elections after the President issued a statement saying the majority claims of both KP Sharma Oli and Sher Bahadur Deuba were not enough basis for one to be appointed the Prime Minister.

The spokesperson of the government Parbat Gurung told Nepal Press that the government has fixed the date for the election of the House of Representatives on 12th November and 19th November and recommended it to the President.