Kathmandu, July 14 -- With the appointment of Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba as the country's new prime minister, the question now is how long he will remain in the post.

The House of Representatives has completed more than three and a half years of its five-year tenure. It still has a year and a half to go.

In its order to appoint Deuba as prime minister, the Supreme Court said on Monday that he should "complete the process of getting the vote of confidence as per Article 76 (6) of the constitution".

According to Article 76 (6), he will have to go for a floor test in Parliament within 30 days of appointment.

"The result of the vote of trust will decide the fate of the Deuba government," Bipin Adhikari, former dean at Ka...