Nation finally gets a PM ending the six month long status quo
Nepal has finally got a Prime Minister ending the six-month long status quo as the Legislature Parliament elected UML chairman Jhala Nath Khanal to the top executive post Thursday evening. Khanal got elected as the 34th Prime Minister of Nepal through a parliament voting as the largest party in the parliament,the Unified CPN (Maoist) withdrew in his support. Khanal received 368 votes, Paudel received 122 votes, while Gachchhadar received 67 votes. In addition to his party UML and his largest supporter Unified CPN (Maoist), Rastriya Janamorcha, CPN (ML), CPN (ML-Samajwadi), Nepa Rastriya Party, Sadbhawana Party (Anandidevi), Rastriya Janmukti Party, Nepali Janata Dal and Sanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya Manch had also supported Khanal. Nepal Majdoor Kisan Party lawmakers boycotted election process protesting against the amendment of parliamentary regulations. Khanal got elected as the PM Thursday evening defeating his rivals Nepali Congress leader Ram Chandra Paudel and Madhesi Janadhikar F