Sushila Karki To Be Made Nepal PM Today? Exclusive From Sources On How It May Be Done

Last Updated:September 12, 2025, 16:36 IST

The Nepal President is looking to work out a solution within the Constitutional framework. Karki will be taken to the upper house of Parliament later, said sources in the country

Nepal's first and only female chief justice, Sushila Karki, 73, is known for her honesty, integrity, and stand against corruption. (News18 Hindi)

Nepal’s former chief justice Sushila Karki could be made the Prime Minister even as early as today, said top sources in Nepal.

“All political parties are ready to meet Gen Z demands. There is consensus to adjust Karki. President Ramchandra Paudel is looking to work out a solution within the Constitutional framework. Karki will be taken to the upper house of Parliament later," said sources.

The President is likely to push for solution within the 2015 Constitution framework, sources said.

Sources said there is no provision for political interim PM, but space will be created by nominating Karki to the upper house. “Later she will be elevated to the post of Prime Minister. The President will issue one ordinance to make provisions," they said.

The Himalayan nation’s worst upheaval in years, which killed 51 people this week and injured more than 1,300 as police fought to control crowds, was sparked by a social media ban, now rolled back. The violence subsided only after President KP Sharma Oli resigned.

Nepal’s first and only female chief justice, Karki, 73, is known for her honesty, integrity, and stand against corruption. Her appointment is likely to be formally made after a meeting at Paudel’s residence, rescheduled to Friday afternoon from an initial time in the morning, a Gen Z source involved in the talks told Reuters.

RESTORATION OF NORMALCY

Wedged between India and China, Nepal has grappled with political and economic instability since the abolition of its monarchy in 2008, while a lack of jobs drives millions to seek work in other countries and send money home.

Shops began reopening on Friday, among signs that normalcy was returning in the capital of Kathmandu, with cars in the streets and police personnel taking up batons instead of the guns they carried earlier in the week.

Some roads stayed blocked, though streets were patrolled by fewer soldiers than before. Authorities began handing to families the bodies of their loved ones killed in the protests.

The 51 dead included 21 protesters, nine prisoners, three police officers and 18 others, police spokesperson Binod Ghimire said, without elaborating.

With inputs from Reuters

Manoj Gupta

Group Editor, Investigations & Security Affairs, Network18

Group Editor, Investigations & Security Affairs, Network18

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