The Latest Breaking News from Sher Bahadur Deuba

The last few days have added more episodes to Nepal’s cycle of political instability, with the new alliance government led by Khadka Prasad Oli replacing the Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda-led coalition.

Nepali Prime Minister and former Maoist guerrilla commander Pushpa Kamal Dahal lost a parliamentary vote of confidence on Friday barely 18 months after taking office, throwing open the Himalayan republic's revolving door leadership.

A former Maoist guerrilla who led a decade-long insurgency against Nepal's Hindu monarchy will take over as prime minister in alliance with the main opposition after last month's election returned a hung parliament, party officials said on Sunday.

Nepal's Maoist Center has decided to leave the ruling coalition, according to Nepali Congress senior leader Ram Chandra Paudel. Read on for details:

Nepal's president on Sunday called on the country's political parties to try to form the new government within a week after last month's inconclusive national election.

The ruling Nepali Congress party emerged as the single largest party in national elections held on Nov. 20, winning 89 seats in the 275-member parliament, the election commission said on Wednesday.

Nepal has finished counting the votes that were cast in the Nov. 20 parliamentary elections

The November 20 elections witnessed a new wave of youngsters challenging hegemony of the old guard of Nepali politics.

India will be keeping a close eye on the emerging political landscape in Nepal, where the result of the general election for the national parliament and seven provincial assemblies will be formally announced later this week.