Article 76 (5)

Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher JB Rana has questioned whether the court can order for the appointment of any individual with majority in the House of Representatives (HoR) as the prime minister.

Senior advocate Mahesh Nepal has argued that Constitution had not allowed activities that are against party discipline.

Leaders of the opposition parties have gone to the President’s Office in Shital Niwas to lay claim to form a new government as per Article 76 (5) of the Constitution of Nepal.

The Nepali Congress and CPN (Maoist Centre) have planned to claim for the formation of a new government.