KATHMANDU: The House of Representatives can be dissolved under Article 76 (1) (7) of the constitution.
It clearly states that the House can only be dissolved when no party has a clear majority and the leader chosen as prime minister by coalition partners fails to prove majority within 30 days of his/her appointment.
In such a scenario, the prime minister can recommend dissolution of the House.
However, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli’s decision to dissolve the House doesn’t meet any of these criteria since his party, the Nepal Communist Party (NCP), holds a clear majority in the 275-member House of Representatives with 173 members.
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