गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Politics ∕ Oli’s confidante Pokharel proposes Bamdev Gautam to become Prime Minister during upcoming election Politics Oli’s confidante Pokharel proposes Bamdev Gautam to become Prime Minister during upcoming election Offer to become upcoming Prime Minister during election reportedly rejected by NCP vice chairman Gautam KathmanduPati December 06, 2020 KATHMANDU – Ishwor Pokharel, a secretariat member of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) who is also Deputy Prime Minister, has offered party vice chairman Bamdev Gautam to become the Prime Minister during the upcoming election. According to a high level source, Deputy Prime Minister Pokharel made a telephone call today morning to propose him to participate in the current government with the portfolio of his choice and become the Prime Minister during the upcoming election. Deputy Prime Minister Pokharel is a confidante of NCP chairman and Prime Minister Oli. However, NCP vice chairman Pokharel reportedly rejected the offer. Gautam also told Pokharel that inter party disputes should be settled through the standing committee meeting, according to the source. Many party insiders believe that the offer came from Oli through Pokharel amid widening rift in the ruling NCP. Prime Minister Oli has been trying to woo Gautam to his camp as he is in minority in the secretariat as well as standing committee of the party Write your comments RELATED NEWS Socialist Front consulting civil society, intellectuals tomorrow Good Governance Bill presented in House of Representatives HoR session: ‘Monarchy cannot be alternative to democracy’ Training will strengthen party: President Deuba PM Oli underscores private sector’s significant contribution to employment creation There is no problem in running the government: President Deuba Top Headlines Scrutinizing Relevance of Prithivi Narayan Shah´s Thoughts and Strategy1 Relevance of Prithivi Narayan Shah in Contemporary Nepal2 Photo exhibition at Nepal Army Headquarters3 NA team sets out on Gorakha-Kathmandu march to promote ‘unification route’4 Ncell is the FIRST Nepali Telecom Company to receive ISO 27001 and ISO 27701 certifications for information security and data privacy5 PM Oli, Sri Lankan’s former President meet6 PM Oli extends New Year greetings7 Gold price ups Rs 2,000 per tola8 TRENDING UPAYA CITY CARGO LAUNCHES Version 3.0 Why US Indo-Pacific strategy will fail Role of Vitamin D in pregnancy to combat COVID-19 Nepal-India petroleum pipeline saves over a billion rupees in transportation related costs Nepal Army vows to complete Kathmandu-Terai Fast Track project in time Money laundering case worth millions filed against gangster ‘Bale’ Interview with Nepal’s first female paragliding pilot on World Tourism Day China’s new light-sport aircraft completes maiden flight