CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli has registered his candidacy for the position of prime minister at Parliament Secretariat on Saturday.

UCPN (Maoist) Chairman is the proposer and RPP-Nepal Chairman Kamal Thapa, among 13 other lawmakers, is the seconder in Oli’s bid to premiership.

The PM candidate should register their candidacy from 11am to 4pm on Saturday with one proposer and a seconder.

The seconders in Oli’s candidacy are Kamal Thapa, CP Mainali, Chitra Bahadur KC, Bishwendra Paswan, Shiva Lal Thapa, Prem Bahadur Singh, Kumar Khadka, Ram Kumar Rai, Hari Charan Shah, Laxman Rajbanshi, Yashoda Kumari Lama, Deepak Bohara and one independent lawmaker Atahar Kamal.

A total of 14 parties, including UML itself, are supporting Oli. This comprises 321 lawmakers. Also one independent lawmaker too is supporting Oli. A candidate needs 299 votes out of 598 lawmakers to be elected as the PM.

Also, Nepal Workers Peasants Party and CPN (Unified) have also expressed their support to Oli.