Nepalese Prime Minister K.P Sharma Oli has resigned from the post at a Parliament session on July 24.
The 64-year-old premier announced his resignation at the House session ahead of the no-confidence motion against him filed by major parties Nepali Congress and CPN (Maoist-Centre) was due to be put to a vote in the 601-member Parliament.
The Oli-led government was reduced to minority in the Parliament after major allies CPN (Maoist-Centre) Madhesi Janadhikar Forum-Democratic (MJF-D) and Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) pulled their support recently.The CPN (Maoist-Cetre) joined the government led by Prime Minister Oli last October; two weeks after the Himalayan country promulgated the much-awaited first federal democratic new constitution since the country became Republic in 2008.
However, some two weeks ago the CPN (Maoist-Centre) party decided to withdraw support to the coalition government accusing prime minister of failing to honor the past accords related to constitution implementation, peace process and rebuilding the country which was devastated by the earthquake last year in April.