Nepal PM Prachanda loses trust vote in Parliament

Nepal's prime minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal alias Prachanda on Friday lost trust vote in parliament after the largest party in his government, the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist Leninist), withdrew support, AP reported.

Nepal's Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, also known as Prachanda,

The trust vote defeat means the 69-year-old leader would be forced to step down after 19 months in power.

As per the report, Dahal failed to receive support of more than half the members of House of Representatives, the lower house of parliament on Friday, needed to win the vote.