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CPN (Maoist Center) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal is likely to lead the new coalition government.

According to sources, Nepali Congress President and current Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has tentatively agreed to hand over the government leadership to Dahal for 2.5 years, after which the former will become the prime minister.

It is almost agreed that NC will get the president and Maoist prime minister, while discussions aimed at forming provincial governments are underway, said a top NC leader requesting anonymity.

CPN (Unified Socialist) and other fringe parties are ready to support Dahal for securing majority votes in the parliament.

On Thursday, Maoist party selected Dahal as the party's parliamentary party leader. A Maoist leader said as parties have agreed to keep the current coalition intact, sharing of major positions among its members is natural.

From Thursday evening, current coalition partners are in intensive discussion to finalize the power-sharing deal.

CPN (Maoist Center) Pushpa Kamal Dahal has been elected as the party’s Parliamentary Party leader. A Parliamentary Party meeting held in Singha Durbar on Thursday unanimously elected Dahal as the party leader. Hit Raj Pandey has been elected as the chief whip. Similarly, Narayan Kaji Shrestha has been picked as the party leader of the National Assembly. The Maoist Center won 32 seats in the recently held elections. A meeting of the office bearers was held prior to the Parliamentary Party meeting. The meeting discussed power sharing and future strategy among other issues.

Newly elected lawmakers took the oath of office and secrecy on Thursday. Senior member of the Parliament Pashupati Shumsher JB Rana administered the oath of office secrecy amidst a program at the New Baneshwor-based Parliament building this afternoon. Rana took the oath of office and secrecy from President Bidya Devi Bhandari on Wednesday. Almost all the lawmakers had reached the Parliament building wearing national dress and some wearing customs that reflect their cultural identity. As many as 14 lawmakers took the oath in their mother tongue. The lawmakers took the oath 33 days after the election to the House of Representatives. There are 275 lawmakers in the Parliament. The logos were also distributed to the lawmakers after the oath taking ceremony.  

Newly elected lawmakers have reached the Parliament building to take the oath of office and secrecy on Thursday. They will take the oath of office secrecy amidst a program at the New Baneshwor-based Parliament building at 1 pm today. Almost all the lawmakers have reached the Parliament building wearing national dress and some wearing customs that reflect their cultural identity. Senior member of the Parliament Pashupati Shumsher JB Rana will administer the oath of office and secrecy to the newly elected lawmakers.