- He received 214 votes from parliament and 352 votes from provincial assemblies, defeating his rival Bidhya Devi Bhandari of CPN-UML who got 149 and 243 votes respectively.
- He is a veteran leader of Nepali Congress and has served as Deputy Prime Minister and Speaker of the House of Representatives in the past.
- He is also a well-known writer who has authored several novels and has won numerous literary honours.
- Poudel's victory was a relief to the fragile coalition government headed by Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda as his rival Bidhya Devi Bhandari was backed by the main opposition CPN-UML.
- It also mentions that Poudel is a senior leader of Nepali Congress and has been involved in politics since 1959.
- Cites Nepali Congress chief Sher Bahadur Deuba's tweet praising him. It also mentions that Poudel had the support of eight political parties, including Janata Samajwadi Party-Nepal (JSP-N) which had earlier decided to remain neutral.
Question:
Q.1 Which party did Ram Chandra Poudel belong to when he was elected as the president of Nepal in 2023?a. Nepali Congress
b. CPN-UML
c. CPN (Maoist Center)
d. Janata Samajwadi Party-Nepal
