KATHMANDU - Balendra Shah, senior leader of the Rastriya Swatantra Party, was sworn in as Nepal's prime minister on Friday at a special ceremony held at the President's Office in Kathmandu, capital of Nepal.

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Nepali President Ram Chandra Poudel administered the oath of office and secrecy to Shah during the ceremony.

Hours before the swearing-in, Shah was appointed the country's 47th prime minister as per the Constitution of Nepal.