On November 30, 1994, following the 1994 parliamentary election, the

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formed a minority government led by

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. Despite the

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securing more popular votes than the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist), the latter secured 88 seats to the former's 83. Neither party was successful in forming a coalition to hold a majority of the 205 seats. After failed coalition negotiations, Adhikari became Prime Minister of a minority government, acquiring the support of the

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and the

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. Adhikari only served as the

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for nine months and was the first democratically elected prime minister from the

. During his time in office, then chief of the

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rejected funding the Arun III hydro-electric project Also, the Adhikari government promoted programs such as the ''build-your-own-village''-program. Prime Minister Adhikari also enhanced the relationship with

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. In June 1995, the

and the

, who helped to form a minority government supported the Nepali Congress's call for a vote of no-confidence in Adhikari's government in a special session of the House of Representatives. Adhikari attempted to dissolve parliament and call elections in an attempt to replicate the circumstances under which he assumed office in 1994. But a

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challenge led by the Congress saw this move deemed unconstitutional and the parliament was restored. The vote of no-confidence proceeded successfully. Elections in 1995 saw Adhikari's government voted out of office and made Nepali Congress's

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the next Prime Minister of Nepal.Whelpton, John, ''A History of Nepal'', Cambridge University Press, 2005, pp. 193-195.

Ministers

References

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