Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala on Thursday shifted to the Prime Minister’s quarters at Baluwatar from his residence at Maharajgunj after nine days of his appointment.
Despite request from leaders of civil society not to follow the tradition of sacrificing a black goat while shifting house, PM Koirala followed the tradition and also offered prayers before shifting there.

“He shifted to the PM’s quarter at 9.30 a.m. in the morning,” an employee of the PM’s quarter told Nepalnews.

“Though PM Koirala is yet to appoint employees for his take care, he came here along with his personal secretary Bal Krishna Dahal,” the employee added.

The almost desert looking Baluwatar saw presence of political activists after 15 months.

Unlike the previous time, there was not much crowd of party workers due to the ill-health of PM Koirala.

This is the fifth time Koirala shifted to Baluwatar following the restoration of democracy in the country in 1990.

The quarter remained vacant since the last 15 months after His Majesty the King sacked Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba from the post of Prime Minister and formed a abinet under his chairmanship through February 1 royal takeover of last year.