Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli is due to address the nation this afternoon, a day after President Bidya Devi Bhandari dissolved the House of Representatives.

“The prime minister is preparing to address the nation today to explain to the people why he needed to dissolve the House,” Ram Sharan Bajgain, Oli’s communication expert, said. “I don’t know the exact time but the address will take place after 3pm.”

Earlier in the day, Oli held a meeting with the lawmakers close to him.

At the meeting, the prime minister intimated his plan to address the nation to communicate his position regarding the latest political situation, a lawmaker told the Post.

The prime minister also defended his move to dissolve the House and blamed the rival faction in the party for non-cooperation, the lawmaker added.