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KATHMANDU, May 24-- Nepalese Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal announced his resignation from the post at a special address to the nation on Wednesday afternoon. With this, Dahal's 10-month-long tenure has come to an end. His stint began on Aug. 4 last year following the resignation of then Prime Minister K.P Sharma Oli. In his state address, the prime minister, who is better known as "Prachanda," said his party will continue alliance with Nepali Congress, the largest party in the Parliament, to form the new government. The prime minister said he stepped down from the post to pave the way for Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba to become the next prime minister of the country, honoring a pact between the Nepali Congress party and the CPN (Maoist Center) signed in August last year. Dahal said his stint was successful on multiple fronts including holding a historic local body polls on May 14 after a hiatus of 20 years in the Himalayan nation. Dahal said the first round of local body polls was a major step to implement the new constitution promulgated in September 2017 as well as institutionalizing the federal democratic republic secular status achieved through peoples' long democratic struggle. Dahal, a former rebel leader who served as the 39th prime minister of Nepal, said the post-earthquake reconstruction process has gained momentum, providing relief to tens of thousands of people during his tenure. | 
