Ex-electricity board head Kulman Ghising among contenders for Nepal interim PM

Ghising has called for the formation of an interim government comprising individuals with clean reputations and the inclusion of the Generation-Z youth

Kulman Ghising, 54, who has emerged among the frontrunners for the role of Nepal’s interim Prime Minister, is a former head of the country’s electricity board. He has been credited with resolving the country’s power shortage problem.

Kulman Ghising is credited with resolving the country’s power shortage problem. (Getty)

Ghising has called for the formation of an interim government comprising individuals with clean reputations and the inclusion of the Generation-Z youth, along with the announcement of immediate elections. His name was considered by the protesting Gen Z group to lead the interim government.

Violent anti-corruption protests in Nepal this week left 30 people dead and forced Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli to quit. Young people mostly in their late teens or early 20s led the angry demonstrations.

News agency Press Trust of India reported representatives of the protesting group, President Ramchandra Paudel and Army chief Ashok Raj Sigdel met at the army headquarters on Thursday to pick an interim leader. A similar meeting was held on Wednesday. The Nepal Army take over after Oli’s resignation.