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18-540: Former Prime Minister Surya Bahadur Thapa , the oldest member of the house, assumed chairmanship of the CA on January 20, 2014 and administered the oath of office to 565 lawmakers at the first meeting of the assembly on January 21, 2014. Leaders of the NC , CPN-UML and UCPN (Maoist) pledged to draft a new constitution within a year. More than 80% of the members were new faces. On January 26, 2014, President Ram Baran Yadav called for

36-602: A new constitution within a year. An all-party meeting followed at which the CPN-UML, UCPN (Maoist) and MPRF-Loktantrik expressed support for a government under Sushil Koirala . The RPP-N boycotted the meeting. Further discussions were held between the NC, CPN-UML and UCPN (Maoist) at which the Maoists expressed support for the idea of a NC-led government but did not agree to join the government and decided to stay in opposition. On February 2, 2014,

54-571: The King of Nepal . The first general election was held in 1959 and Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala became the first elected prime minister of Nepal. However, he was deposed and imprisoned in the 1960 coup d'état by King Mahendra who went on to establish an oligarchic authoritative regime, the Panchayat system , and Nepal did not have a democratic government until 1990. After the Jana Andolan movement in 1990,

72-689: The King took over the command of all the battalions put in charge of various courtiers, and himself became the Commander-in-Chief . Immediately after the incarceration of the Thapas in 1837, Dalbhanjan Pande and Rana Jang Pande were the joint head of military administration. However, Rana Jang was removed after 3 months in October 1837. During the Rana dynasty , the founding Rana Prime Minister Jung Bahadur Rana made

90-504: The NC abandoned its pursuit of a consensus government under article 38(1) of the constitution after the UCPN (Maoist) and RPP-N, the third and fourth largest parties, decided not to join the government. The party then initiated talks with the CPN-UML to form a majority government under article 38(2) of the constitution . A total of thirty political parties and two independents were represented at

108-523: The Nepalese Army . During the Rana dynasty , the position of prime minister was hereditary and the officeholder held additional titles – Maharaja of Lamjang and Kaski , Supreme Commander-in-Chief of Nepal and Grand Master of the Royal Orders of Nepal . After the 1951 revolution , non-aristocratic citizens like Matrika Prasad Koirala held the position of prime minister still under the authority of

126-496: The country became a constitutional monarchy . However, this was interrupted with the 2005 coup d'état by King Gyanendra . After the Loktantra Andolan movement in 2006, the monarchy was abolished on 28 May 2008 by the 1st Constituent Assembly and the country was declared a federal parliamentary republic . The current constitution was adopted on 20 September 2015, and the first prime minister under this new constitution

144-399: The election of a Prime Minister and the formation of a consensus government within a week as per article 38(1) of the constitution which provided for the formation of government through political understanding. The Nepali Congress obtained the support of the CPN-UML for a NC-led consensus government and the two parties also agreed to hold local body elections within six months and adopt

162-506: The position hereditary on agnatic rolls of succession. The Commander-in-Chief was made the second rank in the hierarchy to Prime Minister of Nepal and was made to succeed as the Prime Minister in case of death of reigning Prime Minister. Commander-in-Chief (C-in-C) was second in the hierarchy than Supreme Commander during Rana Era. The eradication of Rana dynasty from power after Revolution of 1951 did not end Ranas' dominance. During

180-513: The rule of " Rana dynasty ". During the Shah monarchy , the officers were drawn from these aristocratic families. During the Rana dynasty , Ranas overtook the position as birthright . The first army chief of Nepal was King Prithvi Narayan Shah who drafted and commanded the Nepali (Gorkhali) Army. The first civilian army chief was Kaji Kalu Pande who had significant role in the campaign of Nepal . He

198-417: The start of the second constituent assembly. However, some parties later merged and the number of parties declined. The following parliamentary committees were formed: List of Prime Ministers of Nepal Executive: Federal Parliament : Judiciary: The position of a prime minister of Nepal ( Nepali : नेपालको प्रधानमन्त्री , romanized:  Nepālko Pradhānmantrī ) in modern form

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216-459: The title of army chief. He was given the title of General as an additional portfolio to the position of Mukhtiyar. During the Anglo-Nepalese War , Bhimsen bore all the responsibilities of the army as a Commander-in-Chief. King Rajendra Bikram Shah appointed Bhimsen to the post of Commander-in-Chief on 1835 A.D. and praised Bhimsen for long service to the nation. However, on 14 June 1837,

234-585: Was KP Sharma Oli . Chief of the Nepalese Army The Chief of the Nepalese Army (or Gorkhali Army ) ( Nepali : नेपाली सेनाको प्रधानसेनापति ) is the military position of army head of the Nepalese Army , initially known as Gorkhali Army . The Chief of the Nepalese Army had been from among the Kaji officers during the 18th century. During the reign of Bhimsen Thapa , the title of Commander-in-Chief

252-517: Was called by different names at different times of Nepalese history . During the reign of the Shah kings , the Mulkajis (Chief Kajis ) or Chautariyas served as prime ministers in a council of 4 Chautariyas , 4 Kajis , and sundry officers. These Bharadars (officers) were drawn from high caste and politically influential families such as the Pande , Basnyat , and Thapa families. The nobility of Gorkha

270-438: Was considered as army head due to the undertaking of duties and responsibilities of the army but not by the formalization of the title. Both Indra Adhikari and Shiva Ram Khatri mentions Kalu Pande , Vamsharaj Pande , Damodar Pande , Abhiman Singh Basnyat as Chief of Nepalese Army before first titular Commander-in-Chief Bhimsen Thapa . Mukhtiyar Bhimsen Thapa was the first person to use Commander-in-Chief as

288-505: Was fluctuating between Kajis and Chautariyas . In 1804, a single authoritative position of Mukhtiyar was created by Rana Bahadur Shah which carried the executive powers of nation. Mukhtiyar held the position of head of the executive until the adoption of the title of Prime Minister in November 1843 by Mathabar Singh Thapa who became Mukhtiyar as well as Prime Minister and the Chief of

306-556: Was introduced for the first time for denoting the army chief. Later in the late 1970s, the title was changed to Chief of Army Staff (CoAS). Currently, the Chief of Army Staff is the Chief of the Nepalese Army.Gurung Magar Thakuri were thakurai/chatrapal/thakurs /kings of western Nepal.Some of chief army head of Nepal is missing. The Chief of Nepalese Army have been mostly drawn from noble Chhetri families from Gorkha such as " Pande dynasty ", " Basnyat dynasty ", and " Thapa dynasty " before

324-508: Was mainly based from Chhetri families and they had a strong presence in civil administration affairs. All prime ministers of Nepal between 1768 and 1950 were Chhetris with the exception of Ranga Nath Poudyal , being a Khas Brahmin . Of the 23 men who have been elected since Nepal attained democracy from the Ranas in 1951, 15 have been Khas Brahmin, 3 Thakuri , 2 Newar Shresthas , 2 Chhetri, and 1 Sanyasi/Dasnami . The executive power allocation

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