KATHMANDU: The House of Representatives has been dissolved six times in the parliamentary history of Nepal. Of them, four have been disbanded and two have been disbanded. According to the Federal Parliament Secretariat, the dissolved House of Representatives has been re-established three times through the Supreme Court and once through the people's movement.
For the first time in 2051 BS, the then Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala had recommended the dissolution of the House of Representatives. The recommendation was made by the then king on July 11, 2051 BS.
A meeting of the House of Representatives was held on July 10, 2010 to discuss and pass the government's policy and program for the fiscal year 2051-05. The proposal to pass the policy and program was rejected in the meeting with 74 votes in favor and 86 against.
After that, the then Prime Minister Koirala resigned from the post and the House of Representatives was dissolved as per the Constitution of the Kingdom of Nepal 2047 BS.
Manmohan Adhikari, the leader of the then CPN (UML) parliamentary party, was appointed as the Prime Minister on November 29, 2006 as the leader of the party with the largest number of members. The House of Representatives was dissolved on June 12, 2008 after the Prime Minister Adhikari recommended to the then King to dissolve the House of Representatives along with the developed political developments. However, the House of Representatives was reconstituted by the Supreme Court on 12 September 2052 BS.
In the midst of the 15th session of the House of Representatives being held for the third time in Nepal, the then Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala had recommended to dissolve the House of Representatives in accordance with the Constitution of the Kingdom of Nepal 2047 BS and fix the date of the election on 20 April 2056 BS.
According to the recommendation, the House of Representatives was dissolved on the same day by the then King. Similarly, the then Prime Minister Surya Bahadur Thapa had recommended the then King Birendra Shah to dissolve the House of Representatives on December 7, 2008.
When the king sought the opinion of the Supreme Court without implementing the recommendation, the Supreme Court ruled that it should not be dissolved. Therefore, the dissolution of the House of Representatives was recommended but not implemented.
The then Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba recommended for the dissolution of the House of Representatives on June 25, 2059 BS when the 22nd session of the House of Representatives was convened for the fourth time. The House of Representatives was dissolved on the same day as recommended to set a date for the election. The dissolved House of Representatives was re-established by the then King Gyanendra Shah at 11 pm on 11 April 2063 BS due to the strength of the people's movement.
For the fifth time, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli had recommended the dissolution of the House of Representatives on December 20, 2008 in accordance with the Constitution of Nepal and the basic essence and practice of the parliamentary system. According to the recommendation, the current House of Representatives was dissolved by President Bidyadevi Bhandari and a date was set for holding the election of the House of Representatives in two phases on April 3 and 4. However, the Supreme Court, after hearing the case against the dissolution of the House of Representatives, ruled that the dissolution was unconstitutional and that it would be reinstated on March 26, 2008.
Delivering the verdict, the court had also issued an order to convene a parliamentary session within 13 days. A meeting of the reconstituted House of Representatives was held on March 7 after the court's decision.
For the sixth time, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli had recommended to the President to dissolve the House of Representatives again on May 22 and hold mid-term elections on November 13 and November 15.
Accordingly, the President had dissolved the House of Representatives and fixed the date of the election. Hearing various petitions against the dissolution, the Supreme Court ruled that the values and norms of the constitution were not conducive to the dissolution. The court also issued an order to make Nepali Congress president Sher Bahadur Deuba the prime minister within two days and asked him to convene a meeting of the House of Representatives on July 15.
