KATHMANDU: State-owned Nepal Television announced at 11:00 am that Sher Bahadur Deuba has been named the new prime minister. The announcement was made soon after Deuba finished a meeting with King Gyanendra on Wednesday morning.
The king has asked Deuba to form a government that includes other political parties and to hold elections within 2061 BS.
Speaking outside the royal palace, Deuba said “I have been re-instated and my next move will be to hold elections.”