Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal and Speaker Devraj Ghimire held a meeting in Baluwatar on Monday. During the meeting, they discussed contemporary political issues, according to a source. The Prime Minister’s Secretariat said that the duo discussed various issues like making the Parliament effective and overall Parliament activities.

CPN-UML candidate Ghimire was elected to the post of the Speaker of the House of Representatives on January 19 with support of the ruling parties.

Out of 268 lawmakers participated in the meeting, he emerged victorious by securing 167 votes. His closest contender Ishwori Neupane of the Nepali Congress garnered 100 votes. Ghimire was elected as a member of the House of Representatives from Jhapa-2. He has resigned from the party after being elected as the Speaker.