DHAKA: Nepal’s embattled Prime Minister K P Oli resigned on Sunday ahead of a no-confidence vote, plunging the country into a fresh political turmoil after crippling Madhesi protests in 2015 against the new Constitution.

Oli, who became prime minister last October heading Nepal’s eighth government in the past 10 years, has been facing a no-trust motion after the Maoists withdrew support from the coalition government, reports the Indian Express.

Oli tendered his resignation after two key ruling alliance partners - Madhesi People’s Rights Forum-Democratic and Rastriya Prajatantra Party — decided to support the no-confidence motion tabled against him by the Nepali Congress (NC) and the CPN-Maoist Centre led by Prachanda.

They had accused Oli of not honoring his past commitments.

Addressing the Parliament on the no-confidence motion, Oli said that he came to power nine months ago when the country was in a grave crisis and was “sad” that the government was changing at a time when it is overcoming the hindrances following the deadly earthquakes in 2015 that killed nearly 9,000 people.

BDST: 2101 HRS, JUL 24, 2016
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