KATHMANDU:- Prime Minister Balendra (Balen) Shah has taken the oath of office and secrecy before President Ramchandra Paudel. 

Balen, a senior leader of the Rastriya Swantatra Party (RSP), took the oath as the 43rd Prime Minister of Nepal at the Office of the President, Sheetal Niwas.

Earlier, President Poudel appointed him as the Prime Minister on Friday morning in accordance with Article 76 (1) of the Constitution of Nepal.