Goa, Sept. 11 -- Kulman Ghising, the former CEO of the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA), has emerged as a leading contender for the role of interim Prime Minister of Nepal, following the resignation of KP Sharma Oli amid massive protests. On Thursday, just two days after Oli stepped down, the Gen Z-led protest movement reportedly considered Ghising, alongside former Chief Justice Sushila Karki and Kathmandu Mayor Balendra Shah, to head an interim government.

Ghising is widely celebrated for ending years of chronic load-shedding in Nepal, transforming the country's power sector and earning national acclaim. An electrical engineer by training, he earned his bachelor's degree from the Regional Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur, India, an...